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UNINA9910140609903321 |
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Autore |
Squires Peter |
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Titolo |
Shooting to kill? : policing, firearms and armed response / / Peter Squires, Peter Kennison |
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Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2010 |
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©2010 |
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ISBN |
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0-470-97584-9 |
1-282-55105-1 |
9786612551055 |
0-470-66148-8 |
0-470-66147-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (251 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Police shootings - Great Britain |
Police - Great Britain |
Gun control - Great Britain |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Shooting to Kill?; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction: The Hardest Job in Policing?; Timeline on Police Weapons and Firearms; 2. The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes and 'Operation Kratos'; 3. Old Myths and Changing Realities; 4. Shootings, Policy Shifts and Competing Pressures; 5. Police Politics and Morale; 6. Policing in a 'Gun Culture'? Policing of Guns and Policing with Guns; 7. Intelligence Dilemmas, Armed Response Policy and Research; 8. Critical Case Studies of Selected Police-involved Shooting Incidents |
9. Concluding Themes: Losing by Appearing to Win?Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Shooting to Kill? Policing, Firearms and Armed Response explores the dilemma of armed response policing in the UK, and policing in a gun culture. Offers the first critical exploration of the ACPO code of guidance on Police Use of Firearms and other tactical manualsIncludes |
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