SHOOTING TO KILL? by Peter Squires, Peter Kennison ( 9780470779262 )

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Title:

SHOOTING TO KILL?
POLICING, FIREARMS AND ARMED RESPONSE

By:

Peter Squires, Peter Kennison

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Hardback

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0470779268

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9780470779262

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Publisher:

JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD

Pub. date:

12 March, 2010

Pages:

260

Description:

* Provides a review of key developments in armed responsepolicing around the world * Describes the crucial phases in armed response policydevelopment in Britain and explores the consequences of arming thepolice * Reflects upon the issues arising when police action goes badlywrong.

Synopsis:

Shooting to Kill? Policing, Firearms and Armed Responseexplores the dilemma of armed response policing in the UK, andpolicing in a gun culture. * Offers the first critical exploration of the ACPO code ofguidance on Police Use of Firearms and other tactical manuals * Includes interviews with senior police firearms managers andcritical case studies of police firearms incidents * Features the first in-depth, academic analysis of the Stockwellshooting incident and the Kratos policy * Provides a review of key developments in armed responsepolicing around the world * Describes the crucial phases in armed response policydevelopment in Britain and explores the consequences of arming thepolice

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