Shoot to Kill - Police Accountability, Firearms and Fatal Force (Book, New)

The shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes at London's Stockwell tube station in 2005 raised acute issues about the operational practice, legitimacy, accountability, and policy-making regarding police use of fatal force. It dramatically exposed a policy - amounting to "shoot to kill" - which came not from Parliament, but from the non-statutory ACPO (Association of Chief Police Officers). This vital and timely book unravels these complex and often misunderstood matters, and it provides a fresh and much-needed overview of the UK's firearms practice and policy in a traditionally "unarmed" police service. Drawing on international examples of police use-of-force and firearms, it questions how existing police policy has been made covertly.

General

Imprint:	Policy Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2010
First published:	November 2010
Authors:	Maurice Punch
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format:	Book
Pages:	264
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84742-473-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Emergency services > Police & security services Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > General Promotions
LSN:	1-84742-473-2
Barcode:	9781847424730

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