Understanding police use of force : officers, suspects, and reciprocity /
Understanding police use of force : officers, suspects, and reciprocity /
Geoffrey P. Alpert, Roger G. Dunham.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
- 1 online resource (x, 191 pages) : illustrations
- Cambridge studies in criminology .
- Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press) .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the context of police use of force -- Police use of force : the history of research -- The crucial element : finding research sites -- Findings from Miami-Dade Police Department study -- The sequential steps in use-of-force incidents in the Miami-Dade Police Department -- Miami-Dade Police Department : inconsistencies between officer and suspect accounts of the use of force -- Findings from Prince George's County Police Department -- Findings and summary -- Explaining police use of force : the breakdown of an authority maintenance ritual.
This book examines the use of force by police officers. It includes a brief survey of prior research, and then goes on to present important new data and findings. The authors put forward a new conceptual framework, the Authority Maintenance Theory, for examining and assessing police use of force.
English.
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Arrest (Police methods)
Restraint of prisoners--United States.
Police brutality--United States.
Police discretion--United States.
Arrest (Police methods)--United States.
Force nécessaire (Arrestation)--États-Unis.
Prisonniers--Immobilisation--États-Unis.
Brutalités policières--États-Unis.
Pouvoir discrétionnaire de la police--États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Law Enforcement.
Arrest (Police methods)
Police brutality.
Police discretion.
Restraint of prisoners.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HV8080.A6 / U53 2004eb
363.2/32
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the context of police use of force -- Police use of force : the history of research -- The crucial element : finding research sites -- Findings from Miami-Dade Police Department study -- The sequential steps in use-of-force incidents in the Miami-Dade Police Department -- Miami-Dade Police Department : inconsistencies between officer and suspect accounts of the use of force -- Findings from Prince George's County Police Department -- Findings and summary -- Explaining police use of force : the breakdown of an authority maintenance ritual.
This book examines the use of force by police officers. It includes a brief survey of prior research, and then goes on to present important new data and findings. The authors put forward a new conceptual framework, the Authority Maintenance Theory, for examining and assessing police use of force.
English.
9780511265532 0511265530 0511261594 9780511261596 051126402X 9780511264023 051126481X 9780511264818 9780511499449 0511499442 9780521837736 0521837731 1280749571 9781280749575 9786610749577 6610749574 9780521546751 0521546753 1107161800 9781107161801 0511315910 9780511315916
OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com B104B015-9A6F-438B-80B9-E9A38AEA7727 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
2003063883
GBA467365 bnb
Arrest (Police methods)
Restraint of prisoners--United States.
Police brutality--United States.
Police discretion--United States.
Arrest (Police methods)--United States.
Force nécessaire (Arrestation)--États-Unis.
Prisonniers--Immobilisation--États-Unis.
Brutalités policières--États-Unis.
Pouvoir discrétionnaire de la police--États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Law Enforcement.
Arrest (Police methods)
Police brutality.
Police discretion.
Restraint of prisoners.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HV8080.A6 / U53 2004eb
363.2/32