Police Use of Force A Global Perspective

Name: Police Use of Force A Global Perspective
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ISBN: 9780313363269

ISBN-10: 0313363269

ISBN-13: 9780313363269

Edition: 2010

Authors: David H. Bayley, Joseph B. Kuhns, Johannes Knutsson

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Police Use of Force: A Global Perspective is a compelling international exploration of police use of force, firearms, and non-lethal weapons around the world. The essays gathered here will provides readers with an understanding of the vast differences in how police use force in various countries, as well as why police use force differently under different forms of government. Topics covered include use-of-force definitions, training procedures, policy issues, abuse of police authority, use of force during interrogations, and the use of firearms by armed and conventionally unarmed police forces. Finally, there is an essay focusing on how shooting and killing a suspect impacts an officer in…

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List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 4/9/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Series Foreword



Foreword



Acknowledgments



Police Use of Force


Introduction




Non-Lethal Force by Police in the United States: The Various Lenses Through Which Appropriateness Is Examined




The Use of Force by Police in Poland




Police and the Use of Force in Hong Kong




Officer Safety and Public Safety: Training the Police to Use Force in the United Kingdom




Physical and Psychological Force in Criminal and Military Interrogations in the United States




Police “Encounters” in Mumbai, India




Memo Dura: Fighting Crime, Violence, and Insecurity with an Iron Fist in Central America




Systemic Police Violence in Brazil




Police Use of Firearms


Introduction




Police Use of Guns in Unarmed Countries: The United Kingdom




Police Use of Guns in a Routinely Unarmed Police Force Regulations and Practice in Norway




Police Use of Firearms in Sweden




Police Use of Firearms in the Nordic Countries: A Comparison




Police Use of Firearms in China: An Overview of a Regulatory Framework




Deadly Force in the United States




An Exploration of Police Use of Firearms in Australia




The Consequences of Using Deadly Force




Police Use of Non-Lethal Weapons


Introduction




Pepper Spray: Practice, Policy, and Research in the Netherlands




Police Use of the TASER in the United States: Research, Controversies, and Recommendations




Currently Available Less-than-Lethal Alternatives and Emerging Technologies for the Future



Conclusion: A Journey Through the World of Police Use of Force



Notes


Appendix


References


Index


About the Editors and Contributors