In a planned suicide by cop, what is true?

• A. The person acts impulsively in the moment
• B. They want to die but not planned
• C. A person has been thinking about suicide for some time and decides that he wants to die
• D. The person is forced by police

Answer: (C)

Suicide by cop is defined by premeditation: the person has been thinking about dying for a period of time and makes a deliberate choice to die, using police confrontation as the means to achieve that end. This shows sustained suicidal ideation and a clear decision to die, not a spontaneous impulse. That’s why this option is the best fit. In contrast, an impulsive act would occur in the moment without planning, thinking there’s a desire to die but without the deliberate, extended consideration, and being forced by police is not about the person’s own decision to die but about external coercion.