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Author Miller, Rory Kane.

Title Force decisions : a citizen's guide : understanding how police determine appropriate use of force / Rory Miller.

Imprint Wolfeboro, NH : YMAA Publication Center, c2012.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  363.232 M617f 2012    ---  Available
Edition Pbk. ed.
Description xviii, 185 p. ; ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-182) and index.
Summary This book allows you to 'take' a basic "use of force" police academy class, including training, checks and balances, experience, and review (from both the police and the suspect points of view).--Publisher.
Subject Police discretion -- United States.
Police training -- United States.
Arrest (Police methods)
Self-defense (Law) -- United States.
Restraint of prisoners -- United States.
Justifiable homicide -- United States.
Violence (Law) -- United States.
Necessity (Law) -- United States.
Tort liability of police -- United States.
Police misconduct -- United States.
Police-community relations -- United States.
Added Title Understanding how police determine appropriate use of force
ISBN 9781594392436 (pbk.)
1594392439 (pbk.)
9781594392443 (ebk.)
1594392447 (ebk.)

 
    
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