03034nam 2200649 450 991014060990332120170815170349.00-470-97584-91-282-55105-197866125510550-470-66148-80-470-66147-X(CKB)2670000000014751(EBL)514422(OCoLC)609862876(SSID)ssj0000365832(PQKBManifestationID)11296466(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000365832(PQKBWorkID)10414704(PQKB)11143054(MiAaPQ)EBC514422(MiAaPQ)EBC4029161(EXLCZ)99267000000001475120160106h20102010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrShooting to kill? policing, firearms and armed response /Peter Squires, Peter KennisonChichester, West Sussex, England :Wiley-Blackwell,2010.©20101 online resource (251 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-470-77927-6 0-470-77926-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Incidents9. Concluding Themes: Losing by Appearing to Win?Bibliography; IndexShooting 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 studies of police firearms incidentsFeatures the first in-depth, academic analysis of the Stockwell shooting incident and the Kratos policyProvides a review of key developments in armed response policing around the worldDescribesPolice shootingsGreat BritainPoliceGreat BritainGun controlGreat BritainElectronic books.Police shootingsPoliceGun control363.232Squires Peter862766Kennison PeterMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910140609903321Shooting to kill1926036UNINA