{"product_id":"shooting-to-kill-policing-firearms-and-armed-response-paperback-softback-9780470779279","title":"Shooting to Kill?; Policing, Firearms and Armed Response (Paperback \/ softback) 9780470779279","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eShooting to Kill?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePolicing, Firearms and Armed Response\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘This timely book provides an insightful and accessible overview of a widely misunderstood subject: police use of firearms. It deserves to become essential reading for students, academics, policy makers, politicians and police officers as well as for a wider public concerned about police use of deadly force.’\u003cbr\u003e — Maurice Punch, Visiting Professor, Mannheim Centre LSE and School of Law, King’s College London\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Squires (Author), Peter Kennison (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470779279, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 March 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.5 x 16.9 x 1.5 cm, 0.435 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eShooting to Kill? Policing, Firearms and Armed Response\u003c\/i\u003e explores the dilemma of armed response policing in the UK, and policing in a gun culture.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers the first critical exploration of the ACPO code of guidance on Police Use of Firearms and other tactical manuals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes interviews with senior police firearms managers and critical case studies of police firearms incidents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures the first in-depth, academic analysis of the Stockwell shooting incident and the Kratos policy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a review of key developments in armed response policing around the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes the crucial phases in armed response policy development in Britain and explores the consequences of arming the police\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface.  \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Introduction: The Hardest Job in Policing?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShots Around theWorld.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControversy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanges, Mistakes and Learning in Police Circles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContexts, Command, Frequencies and Victims.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure and Contents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline on PoliceWeapons and Firearms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes and 'Operation Kratos'.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStockwell, 22 July.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBriefing and Kratos.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Old Myths and Changing Realities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscoursesWithin and About Policing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTooling Up?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving out the Dixon Myth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Problems and 'Exceptional' Measures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Shootings, Policy Shifts and Competing Pressures.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContinuing Official Caution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHungerford.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTragedy and Farce.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter Hungerford.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Event Driven' or 'Gun Driven'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShooting to Kill?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMen, Guns and Ammo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReplica Arguments and ReplicaWeapons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Police Politics and Morale.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHanging, Shooting and Opinion Polling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClick by Click?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 'Greatest British Defeat since Dunkirk'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Frontiers and Supply Side Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Most Important Decision for the Future of British Policing - Since Last Year.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWar and Order: The New Continuum of Force.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dunblane Primary School Massacre and its Aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Policing in a 'Gun Culture'? Policing of Guns and Policing with Guns.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnpacking the Notion of a 'Gun Culture'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuns and Gangs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGang Studies and 'Cultures of Violence'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicing and Enforcement Action in 'Gangland'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGun Crime Hotspots and 'Problem-oriented Policing'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOperation Ceasefire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing It All Back Home: 'Gunchester'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicing of Guns, Policing with Guns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Intelligence Dilemmas, Armed Response Policy and Research.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGang Culture and the 'Trident Model'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Reactive to Proactive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntelligence-led Dilemmas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearch on Recent Police Shootings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Critical Case Studies of Selected Police-involved Shooting Incidents.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Shooting of James Ashley in Hastings, 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Shooting of Harry Stanley, 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Shooting of Andrew Kernan, 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaution at Highmoor Cross, 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmbush at Chandler's Ford, 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Concluding Themes: Losing by Appearing toWin?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychology%20%5BJM%5D%22\"\u003eJM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52460625330456,"sku":"9780470779279","price":36.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780470779279.jpg?v=1785456078","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/shooting-to-kill-policing-firearms-and-armed-response-paperback-softback-9780470779279","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}