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A team of expert contributors provides an in-depth exploration of police use of force, firearms, and less-than-lethal weapons from a dozen countries across five continents.

Police Use of Force: A Global Perspective is a fascinating, international exploration of police use of force, firearms, and less-than-lethal weapons in nations around the world. The book is comprised of three sections: the first focuses on the use of force generally, the second explores firearms and deadly force, and the final section considers less-than-lethal weapons, including pepper spray, TASERs, and other emerging technologies currently on the horizon.

The essays gathered here will provide readers with an understanding of the vast differences in how police use force in various countries, as well as why police use force differently under different forms of government. Topics covered include use-of-force definitions, training procedures, policy issues, abuse of police authority, use of force during interrogations, and the use of firearms by armed and unarmed police forces. Finally, there is an essay focusing on how shooting and killing a suspect impacts an officer in the months and years that follow.

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• Series Foreword(p. ix)
• Foreword(p. xiii)
• Acknowledgments(p. xvii)
• Part I Police Use of Force(p. 1)
• Introduction(p. 3)
• 1 Non-Lethal Force by Police in the United States: The Various Lenses Through Which Appropriateness Is Examined(p. 6)
• 2 The Use of Force by Police in Poland(p. 14)
• 3 Police and the Use of Force in Hong Kong(p. 22)
• 4 Officer Safety and Public Safety: Training the Police to Use Force in the United Kingdom(p. 32)
• 5 Physical and Psychological Force in Criminal and Military Interrogations in the United States(p. 43)
• 6 Police "Encounters" in Mumbai, India(p. 52)
• 7 Memo Dura: Fighting Crime, Violence, and Insecurity with an Iron Fist in Central America(p. 63)
• 8 Systemic Police Violence in Brazil(p. 73)
• Part II Police Use of Firearms(p. 83)
• Introduction(p. 85)
• 9 Police Use of Guns in Unarmed Countries: The United Kingdom(p. 87)
• 10 Police Use of Guns in a Routinely Unarmed Police Force Regulations and Practice in Norway(p. 95)
• 11 Police Use of Firearms in Sweden(p. 105)
• 12 Police Use of Firearms in the Nordic Countries: A Comparison(p. 115)
• 13 Police Use of Firearms in China: An Overview of a Regulatory Framework(p. 124)
• 14 Deadly Force in the United States(p. 132)
• 15 An Exploration of Police Use of Firearms in Australia(p. 141)
• 16 The Consequences of Using Deadly Force(p. 152)
• Part III Police Use of Non-Lethal Weapons(p. 163)
• Introduction(p. 165)
• 17 Pepper Spray: Practice, Policy, and Research in the Netherlands(p. 167)
• 18 Police Use of the TASER in the United States: Research, Controversies, and Recommendations(p. 177)
• 19 Currently Available Less-than-Lethal Alternatives and Emerging Technologies for the Future(p. 188)
• Conclusion: A Journey Through the World of Police Use of Force(p. 199)
• Notes(p. 213)
• Appendix(p. 221)
• References(p. 225)
• Index(p. 255)
• About the Editors and Contributors(p. 259)

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CHOICE Review

The editors have produced a scholarly, broad-based exploration of the highly charged and controversial subject of force as used in law enforcement. The contributors skillfully examine the impact that police shooting incidents have on law enforcement officers and the often-overwhelming post-event health issues. Extensive international perspectives and contributions provide multiple points of view that illuminate complex social, cultural, and political influences, some of which permit, if not actually encourage, police officers' excessive use of force. The findings also allow readers to consider the history of US police-related force issues in a more global context, especially by examining societal acceptance of the impact of force through the lens of social norms. Academics who study criminal justice, law, and the difficulties of policing in a democratic society will surely praise the thoroughness with which the authors scrutinize the topic. In addition, this research very successfully engages with related peripheral social science disciplines, specifically sociology, psychology, and political science. This book is an excellent addition for criminal justice collections. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division criminal justice, policing, or social science collections. R. M. Seklecki Minot State University

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Joseph B. Kuhns , PhD, is assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC.

Johannes Knutsson , PhD, is professor of police research at the Norwegian Police University College, Oslo, Norway.