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Shooting to kill? : policing, firearms and armed response /

Squires, Peter, 1958-

Shooting to kill? : policing, firearms and armed response / Peter Squires, Peter Kennison. - Chichester ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, 2010. - xvi, 233 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This timely publication explores the dilemma of armed response policing and policing in a gun culture. It provides a review of key developments in armed response policing around the world. It describes the crucial phases in armed response policy development in Britain and explores the consequences of arming the police. It reflects upon the issues arising when police action goes badly wrong. This is the first book to take an in-depth, academic look at the Stockwell shooting.

ISBN: 9780470779262 (cloth) 0470779268 (cloth) 9780470779279 (pbk.) 0470779276 (pbk.)

Standard No.: 100534588

LCCN: 2009053130

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Police shootings--Great Britain.
Police--Great Britain.
Gun control--Great Britain.

LC Class. No.: HV8195.A2 / S69 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 363.23

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