David Ames Klinger (born June 8, 1958) is an American criminologist and former

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. He is Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice at the

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, as well as a senior research fellow at the

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Law enforcement career

Before receiving his graduate degrees, Klinger worked as a police officer in both the

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(1980-1983) and

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(1983-1984) police departments. On July 25, 1981, four months after joining the LAPD, he shot and killed a suspect. The suspect, Edward Randolph, was in the process of attacking Klinger's partner, Dennis Azevedo, by leaping on top of him with a knife and trying to stab him in the throat.

Academic career

Klinger received his B.A. from Seattle Pacific University in 1980, his M.S. from

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in 1985, and his Ph.D. in

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from the

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in 1992. His Ph.D. thesis was entitled ''Human ecology and law: an observational study of police behavior''. He joined the faculty of the

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as an assistant professor in 1992, and was promoted to associate professor there in 1998. In 1999, he joined the faculty of the University of Missouri–St. Louis as an associate professor. He is known for researching

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Faculty page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Klinger, David A. Living people 1958 births American police officers Seattle Pacific University alumni American criminologists University of Missouri–St. Louis faculty American University alumni University of Washington alumni