Shooting to Kill?: Policing, Firearms and Armed Response

Peter Squires · Peter Kennison

अग॰ 2010 · विक्रेता: John Wiley & Sons

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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 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.