Shooting to Kill?: Policing, Firearms and Armed Response

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John Wiley & Sons, Aug 24, 2010 - Psychology - 256 pages
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 manuals
  • Includes interviews with senior police firearms managers and critical case studies of police firearms incidents
  • Features the first in-depth, academic analysis of the Stockwell shooting incident and the Kratos policy
  • Provides a review of key developments in armed response policing around the world
  • Describes the crucial phases in armed response policy development in Britain and explores the consequences of arming the police

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Peter Squires,Peter Kennison
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Peter Squires,Peter Kennison
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About the author (2010)

Peter Squires is Professor of Criminology and Public Policy at the University of Brighton. He has published a number of books, including Gun Culture or Gun Control and Community Safety. Squires’ recent work has focused upon gun crime and policing, and gangs and anti-social behaviour.

Peter Kennison was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Criminology and Sociology at Middlesex University. He was also Undergraduate Programme Leader for Criminal Justice and Criminology, and Policing. Kennison was a police officer in London for over 25 years.

Bibliographic information

TitleShooting to Kill?: Policing, Firearms and Armed Response
AuthorsPeter Squires, Peter Kennison
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2010
ISBN0470975849, 9780470975848
Length256 pages
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Psychology / Forensic Psychology
Psychology / General
  
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