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Police shootings and citizen behavior / / James P. McElvain



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Autore: McElvain James P. <1964-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Police shootings and citizen behavior / / James P. McElvain Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2009
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (228 p.)
Disciplina: 363.2/32
Soggetto topico: Police shootings - United States
Police training - United States
Police-community relations - United States
Criminal investigation - United States
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-213) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Police deadly force -- Understanding police use of force -- Research preceding strict limitations -- Research following strict limitations -- One department and its shootings -- Alcohol, drugs, violent crimes, and police shootings -- Examination of police shootings -- Explaining police shootings -- Discussion and implications.
Sommario/riassunto: McElvain explores police shootings from a fresh perspective. Combining the theories of routine activities and social disinhibition, McElvain uses citizen behaviors (i.e., alcohol and/or drug intoxication, and prior arrests for violent criminal conduct) as contributory factors to officer-involved shootings. Prior research generally focused on officer characteristics to explain police use of deadly force. McElvain also considers the role of the citizen. When citizen intoxication and prior violent criminal activity are considered along with officer characteristics--gender, race, and age--the offi
Titolo autorizzato: Police shootings and citizen behavior  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-59332-429-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910812476103321
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Serie: Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)