Do police need guns? : policing and firearms : past, present and future

Do police need guns? : policing and firearms : past, present and future / Richard Evans, Clare Farmer.

This book challenges what are, for many people, deep-rooted expectations regarding the routine arming of police and compares jurisdictions in which police are routinely armed (Toronto, Canada and Brisbane, Australia) and those where police are not routinely armed (Manchester, England and Auckland, N...

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Main Authors: Evans, Richard (Author), Farmer, Clare (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer, [2021]
Subjects:
Police.
Police > Equipment and supplies.
Firearms > Use in crime prevention.
Firearms > Use in crime prevention
Police
Police > Equipment and supplies
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Key Terminology
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Do Police Need Guns?
  • 1.2 The American Paradox
  • References
  • 2 The Edge of the Knife: The Paradox of Police Power
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 What Makes the Police Powerful?
  • 2.3 The Marxist Critique
  • 2.4 Policing as a Social Function
  • 2.5 Police as the Agents of Legitimate State Violence
  • 2.6 The Monetary Model of Power
  • 2.6.1 The Port Arthur Massacre
  • 2.6.2 The Melbourne Police Strike
  • 2.7 Chapter Conclusion
  • References
  • 3 'Only the Minimum Degree': The Minimum Force Tradition
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Minimum Force and 'Peel's Principles'
  • 3.3 Accident or Inevitable?
  • 3.4 Does Minimum Force Require Peace, or Create It?
  • 3.5 Chapter Conclusion
  • References
  • 4 'As Well Armed as the Criminal': The Armed Tradition
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 The Armed Tradition in the United States
  • 4.3 The Armed Tradition and Police Use of Firearms
  • 4.4 The Spread of the Armed Tradition
  • 4.5 A Case Study in Weaponisation: Victoria Police
  • 4.6 Chapter Conclusion
  • References
  • 5 Operationalising Minimum Force: The Need for Evidence
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 The Doctrine of Minimum Force
  • 5.3 Study Context and Rationale
  • 5.4 The Operationalisation of Minimum Force
  • 5.4.1 England and Wales
  • 5.4.2 Canada
  • 5.4.3 New Zealand
  • 5.4.4 Australia
  • 5.5 Research Method
  • 5.5.1 Procedure
  • 5.5.2 Analysis
  • 5.5.3 Limitations
  • 5.6 Chapter Conclusion
  • References
  • 6 'The Law of the Instrument': Examining the Nexus Between Safety and the Routine Arming of Police Officers
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Community and Police Safety
  • 6.3 Research Findings: Community and Police Safety
  • 6.3.1 Population Data: National and City
  • 6.3.2 Sworn Police Personnel: National and City
  • 6.3.3 Key Crime Indicators
  • 6.3.4 Homicide
  • 6.3.5 Other Major Crime Indicators
  • 6.3.6 Other Major Crime Indicators: Analysis by Country
  • 6.3.7 Other Major Crime Indicators: Analysis by City
  • 6.3.8 Civilians Fatally Shot by Police
  • 6.3.9 Non-fatal Police Shootings: National
  • 6.3.10 Other Non-lethal Uses of Force: Conducted Energy Devices
  • 6.3.11 Police Deaths: National
  • 6.3.12 Police Deaths: City
  • 6.3.13 Police Injury
  • 6.4 Chapter Conclusion
  • References
  • 7 'The Devil's Right Hand': Policing, Media and Weapons Product Placement
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Product Placement
  • 7.2.1 Product Placement: The Example of Tobacco
  • 7.2.2 Weapon Product Placement
  • 7.2.3 The Cultural Dominance of US Fictional Drama
  • 7.3 Weapon Product Placement and Scripting
  • 7.4 Chapter Conclusion
  • References
  • 8 Do Police Need Guns?
  • 8.1 Concluding Thoughts
  • References

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