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Police use of force : important issues facing the police and the communities they serve / edited by Michael J. Palmiotto Wichita State University School of Community Affairs Wichita, Kansas, USA. - xv, 196 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Use of force throughout history / Michael J. Palmiotto -- 2. Police use of force / Michael J. Palmiotto -- 3. Use of deadly force / Michael J. Palmiotto -- 4. Nonlethal weapons and technology / Szde Yu -- 5. Militarization of the police / Laurence Armand French -- 6. Racial profiling : the intersection of race and policing / Michael L. Birzer -- 7. Understanding the law of police use of force to arrest / Alison Brown -- 8. Psychological and social factors in the use of force / Jodie Beeson -- 9. Police violence, public response : the public gets what it tolerates / Carolyn Speer Schmidt -- 10. Prevention and training / Vladimir A. Sergevnin and Darrell L. Ross -- 11. Conclusion / Michael J. Palmiotto.

ISBN: 9781498732147

LCCN: 2016006347

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Police brutality--United States.
Police shootings--United States.
Police-community relations--United States.
Police misconduct--United States.

LC Class. No.: HV8141 / .P59353 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 363.2/32