Permission to shoot? police use of deadly force in democracies

Extrajudicial executions by law enforcement officers have blighted parts of the world for generations, but criminological coverage has been superficial and selective. It has often been presented as a problem specific to countries associated with military rule, dictatorial regimes and colonial herita...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Belur, Jyoti (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Springer 2010.
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009456220806719
Table of Contents:
  • Police and the Use of Deadly Force
  • A Tale of Three Cities
  • Policing and Organised Crime in Mumbai
  • Defining Encounters
  • Are Encounters Effective? Police Role and Police Image
  • A Culture of Complicity? Social Attitudes Towards Encounters
  • Justifying Encounters: The Theory of Denial
  • Explaining Encounters: What Can We Do About Them?
  • Appendix: Methodology.