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Shooting to Kill?: Policing, Firearms and Armed Response
Contributor(s): Squires, Peter (Author), Kennison, Peter (Author)
ISBN: 0470779276     ISBN-13: 9780470779279
Publisher: Wiley
OUR PRICE:   $47.45  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Forensic Psychology
- Social Science
Dewey: 363.23
LCCN: 2009053130
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.5" W x 9.5" (0.97 lbs) 256 pages
 
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Shooting to Kill? Policing, Firearms and Armed Response explores the dilemma of armed response policing in the UK, and policing in a gun culture.
  • Offers the first critical exploration of the ACPO code of guidance on Police Use of Firearms and other tactical manuals
  • Includes interviews with senior police firearms managers and critical case studies of police firearms incidents
  • Features the first in-depth, academic analysis of the Stockwell shooting incident and the Kratos policy
  • Provides a review of key developments in armed response policing around the world
  • Describes the crucial phases in armed response policy development in Britain and explores the consequences of arming the police