Understanding Police Use of Force: Officers, Suspects, and Reciprocity - Brossura

Alpert, Geoffrey P.

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ISBN 10: 0521546753 ISBN 13: 9780521546751

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Riassunto

Whenever police officers come into contact with citizens there is a chance that the encounter will digress to one in which force is used on a suspect. Fortunately, most police activities do not involve the use of force. But those that do reflect important patterns of interaction between the officer and the citizen. This book examines those patterns. It begins with a brief survey of prior research, and then goes on to present data and findings. Among the data are the force factor applied - that is, the level of force used relative to suspect resistance - and data on the sequential order of incidents of force. The authors also examine police use of force from the suspect's perspective. In analyzing this data they put forward a conceptual framework, the Authority Maintenance Theory, for examining and assessing police use of force.

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'This book is a valuable resource. The contents could well be useful for officers, instructors and policy makers as well as academics ...'. British Journal of Sociology

Descrizione del libro:

This book examines the use of force by police officers. It includes a brief survey of prior research, and then goes on to present important data and findings. The authors put forward a conceptual framework, the Authority Maintenance Theory, for examining and assessing police use of force.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0521546753
• ISBN 13: 9780521546751
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 202