When Police Use Force

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-62637-699-1
Verlag: Lynne Rienner Publishers

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

New technology has offered the public the opportunity to witness police use of force far more frequently than in the past—and has brought into sharp focus a number of big questions. Where does police power to use force come from? How have the federal courts ruled on the subject? What sort of guidelines have police departments given their officers, and are they appropriate guidelines? Do the officers follow them?Craig Boylstein draws extensively on nationwide data to explore these questions, addressing current controversies, analyzing how force is applied in various contexts and across various populations, and considering the role of policing as social control in the modern state.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boylstein, Craig

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik
• Rechtswissenschaften Allgemeines Verfahrens-, Zivilprozess- und Insolvenzrecht Allgemeines Prozessrecht, Kostenrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Polizei

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Defining Police Use of Force. The Federal Courts and Police Use of Force. Measuring Police Use of Force. Do Police Treat Different Groups Differently? Current Controversies in Police Use of Force. Demanding Justice.

Über Autor(innen)

Craig Boylstein is associate professor of sociology at Coastal Carolina University.