Understanding Police Use of Force - Officers, Suspects, and Reciprocity (Paperback)

Whenever police officers come into contact with citizens there is a chance that the encounter will digress to one in which force is used on a suspect. Fortunately, most police activities do not involve the use of force. But those that do reflect important patterns of interaction between the officer and the citizen. This book examines those patterns. It begins with a brief survey of prior research, and then goes on to present data and findings. Among the data are the force factor applied - that is, the level of force used relative to suspect resistance - and data on the sequential order of incidents of force. The authors also examine police use of force from the suspect's perspective. In analyzing this data they put forward a conceptual framework, the Authority Maintenance Theory, for examining and assessing police use of force.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Criminology
Release date:	August 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	Geoffrey P. Alpert • Roger G. Dunham
Dimensions:	226 x 151 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	191
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-54675-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Emergency services > Police & security services
LSN:	0-521-54675-3
Barcode:	9780521546751

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