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UNINA9910830698803321 |
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Autore |
Squires Peter |
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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 |
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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 interviews with senior police firearms managers and critical case |
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