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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
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2010.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2010. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009456220806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
