LEADER 04041oam 2200733 a 450 001 9910960027303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9798400638107 010 $a9786610468782 010 $a9781280468780 010 $a1280468785 010 $a9780313012723 010 $a0313012725 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400638107 035 $a(CKB)111087027038240 035 $a(OCoLC)614662953 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10040703 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000135385 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11146477 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000135385 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10057182 035 $a(PQKB)10556925 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3000883 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10040703 035 $a(OCoLC)52755108 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3000883 035 $a(OCoLC)1435635796 035 $a(DLC)BP9798400638107BC 035 $a(Perlego)4606938 035 $a(BIP)111407925 035 $a(BIP)7515681 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087027038240 100 $a20020124e20022024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDeadly force, colonialism, and the rule of law $epolice violence in Guyana /$fJoan R. Mars 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cPraeger,$dc2002. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (221 p.) 225 1 $aContributions in comparative colonial studies,$x0163-3813 ;$vno. 46 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780313311048 311 08$a0313311048 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- 1 Contextual and Theoretical Framework -- 2 Research Design and Methods -- 3 The Social and Political History of Guyana -- 4 The Evolution of Policing in Colonial Guyana -- 5 The SocioŇ Political Environment and the Rule of Law -- 6 Contemporary Police Violence in Guyana -- 7 Discussion and Conclusions: The Contextual Approach -- Appendix A Geographical Map of Guyana -- Appendix B Twenty- four Cases of Police-caused Homicide in Guyana, 1980 to 1994 -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aIn post-colonial countries such as Guyana, the legacy of colonialism and its influence on policing and society is of crucial significance in developing an explanation for police violence and police-caused homicide. Mars applies a contextual approach, grounded in the conflict theoretical perspective, to explain and understand variations in police violence over time, and she extends her study to include the social, political, and legal structure in which such actions are embedded. Her findings support the notion that police violence is a function of decades of coercive state rule under British colonialism, as well as the state's legitimization of violence in police work.In this first study on police violence and homicide in Guyana, Mars presents and analyzes data covering a 14-year period. She also provides comparative and descriptive information on the use of excessive and deadly force by the police, and, in addition, discusses laws relating to such incidents. Mars finds little support for the community violence hypothesis in reference to Guyana and concludes instead that the level of violence in the community and the everyday dangers of police work does not significantly influence the rates of police-caused homicide in that country. 410 0$aContributions in comparative colonial studies ;$vno. 46. 606 $aPolice brutality$zGuyana$xHistory 606 $aPolice$zGuyana$xHistory 615 0$aPolice brutality$xHistory. 615 0$aPolice$xHistory. 676 $a363.2/32 700 $aMars$b Joan R.$f1954-$0625351 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910960027303321 996 $aDeadly force, colonialism, and the rule of law$91097070 997 $aUNINA