We expect the police to stop armed robbers, to arrest drug dealers,
to keep the peace at demonstrations and to protect us from crime.
Many of us believe that police officers need to carry guns to
protect themselves as well as us.But do we want our police forces
to become armies? Most of us are shocked when suspects are shot
dead by police before they can be tried, and disturbed to see
police wearing riot gear and using baton charges at peaceful
demonstrations. When police begin using paramilitary tactics, the
essential nature of their role is redefined, switching from
protection and peacekeeping to active aggression.Some units within
our police forces, such as the Special Operations Group, train with
the military and use military weapons and tactics. In looking
behind the extraordinary number of police shootings in Victoria,
Blue Army examines how the Special Operations Group and their
tactics-which are passed on to ordinary police-have contributed to
the toll.Jude McCulloch's involvement as a lawyer in cases of
police shootings led her to detailed investigation of changes to
policing in Australia. Blue Army arises from her research into the
paramilitarisation of the police. It exposes the risks of allowing
Australia's police forces to move away from the key principle of
keeping the peace with the use of minimum force.Blue Army is a very
disturbing book, and one of great importance.
General
Imprint: |
Melbourne University Press
|
Country of origin: |
Australia |
Release date: |
April 1997 |
First published: |
July 2001 |
Authors: |
Jude McCulloch
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Dimensions: |
217 x 161 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
312 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-522-84960-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
0-522-84960-1 |
Barcode: |
9780522849608 |
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