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Shooting to kill : the ethics of police and military use of lethal force /

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In this book, philosopher Seumas Miller analyzes the various moral justifications and moral responsibilities involved in the use of lethal force by police and military, relying on a distinctive normative teleological account of institutional roles. Miller covers a variety of urgent and morally compl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miller, Seumas (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Combat > Moral and ethical aspects.
Military ethics.
National security > Moral and ethical aspects.
Police ethics.
Police shootings > Moral and ethical aspects.
Public safety > Moral and ethical aspects.
Policiers > Déontologie.
Morale militaire.
Police > Usage des armes > Aspect moral.
Combat > Aspect moral.
Sécurité publique > Aspect moral.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Combat > Moral and ethical aspects
Military ethics
National security > Moral and ethical aspects
Police ethics
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In this book, philosopher Seumas Miller analyzes the various moral justifications and moral responsibilities involved in the use of lethal force by police and military, relying on a distinctive normative teleological account of institutional roles. Miller covers a variety of urgent and morally complex topics, including police shootings of armed offenders, police shooting of suicide-bombers, targeted killing, autonomous weapons, humanitarian armed intervention, and civilian immunity.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 294 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190626174
0190626178
9780190626150
0190626151