Police use of force : important issues facing the police and the communities they serve /

Police use of force has been a major concern for police departments and citizens in the United States since the 1840s when police started carrying guns. Dr. Palmiotto presents the most important issues facing the police and the communities they serve in encounters that turn violent. It starts with a...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Police use of force (CRC Press)
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Other Authors:	Palmiotto, Michael (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Text in English.
Published:	Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2017]
Subjects:	Police brutality > United States. Police shootings > United States. Police-community relations > United States. Police misconduct > United States. Brutalités policières > États-Unis. Police > Usage des armes > États-Unis. Relations police-collectivité > États-Unis. Abus de la police > États-Unis. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Law Enforcement. Police brutality Police-community relations Police misconduct Police shootings United States Schusswaffengebrauch Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Use of force throughout history / Michael J. Palmiotto
Police use of force / Michael J. Palmiotto
Use of deadly force / Michael J. Palmiotto
Nonlethal weapons and technology / Szde Yu
Militarization of the police / Laurence Armand French
Racial profiling : the intersection of race and policing / Michael L. Birzer
Understanding the law of police use of force to arrest / Alison Brown
Psychological and social factors in the use of force / Jodie Beeson
Police violence, public response : the public gets what it tolerates / Carolyn Speer Schmidt
Prevention and training / Vladimir A. Sergevnin and Darrell L. Ross
Michael J. Palmiotto.