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Shoot to Kill
Maurice Punch
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Description for Shoot to Kill
Paperback. This book provides a fresh, accessible and much-needed overview of a neglected and widely misunderstood area for students, academics, police and criminal justice officials, policy makers, politicians and for members of the public concerned about police use of fatal force. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFM; JKSW1; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
The shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell underground station in 2005 raised acute issues about operational practice, legitimacy, accountability and policy making regarding police use of fatal force. It dramatically exposed a policy, referred to popularly as 'shoot to kill', which came not from Parliament but from the non-statutory ACPO (Association of Chief Police Officers). This vital and timely book unravels these often misunderstood matters with a fresh look at firearms practice and policy in a traditionally 'unarmed' police service. It is essential reading for all those interested in the state's role in defining coercion and in policing a ... Read more
The shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell underground station in 2005 raised acute issues about operational practice, legitimacy, accountability and policy making regarding police use of fatal force. It dramatically exposed a policy, referred to popularly as 'shoot to kill', which came not from Parliament but from the non-statutory ACPO (Association of Chief Police Officers). This vital and timely book unravels these often misunderstood matters with a fresh look at firearms practice and policy in a traditionally 'unarmed' police service. It is essential reading for all those interested in the state's role in defining coercion and in policing a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
335g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847424723
SKU
V9781847424723
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Ref
99-50
About Maurice Punch
Maurice Punch has worked at universities in the UK, the US and the Netherlands - where he lives - and his research expertise is on policing and corporate crime. He has written several books including Zero tolerance policing (The Policy Press, 2006) and Police corruption (Willan, 2009) and published in many journals. He is now an independent researcher and consultant. ... Read more
Reviews for Shoot to Kill
"A considered, insightful and accessible treatment of a 21st century police policy dilemma." British Journal of Criminology "Since international terrorism came to London streets and the mistaken shooting dead of Jean Charles de Menezes in 2005, issues around armed policing have yearned for serious, in-depth analysis. This excellent book achieves this and it should be a 'must read' for all ... Read more