Shooting to Kill?
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Shooting to Kill?

Policing, Firearms and Armed Response

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eBook - ePub

Shooting to Kill?

Policing, Firearms and Armed Response

About this book

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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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Preface
  6. About the Authors
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. List of Abbreviations
  9. Chapter 1: Introduction: The Hardest Job in Policing?
  10. Chapter 2: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes and ā€˜Operation Kratos’
  11. Chapter 3: Old Myths and Changing Realities
  12. Chapter 4: Shootings, Policy Shifts and Competing Pressures
  13. Chapter 5: Police Politics and Morale
  14. Chapter 6: Policing in a ā€˜Gun Culture’? Policing of Guns and Policing with Guns
  15. Chapter 7: Intelligence Dilemmas, Armed Response Policy and Research
  16. Chapter 8: Critical Case Studies of Selected Police-involved Shooting Incidents
  17. Chapter 9: Concluding Themes: Losing by Appearing to Win?
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index