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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…mehr
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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Autorenporträt
Peter Squires is Professor of Criminology and Public Policy at the University of Brighton. He has published a number of books, including Gun Culture or Gun Control and Community Safety. Squires' recent work has focused upon gun crime and policing, and gangs and anti-social behaviour. Peter Kennison was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Criminology and Sociology at Middlesex University. He was also Undergraduate Programme Leader for Criminal Justice and Criminology, and Policing. Kennison was a police officer in London for over 25 years.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface. About the Authors. Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. 1. Introduction: The Hardest Job in Policing? Shots Around theWorld. Controversy. Changes, Mistakes and Learning in Police Circles. Contexts, Command, Frequencies and Victims. Structure and Contents. Timeline on PoliceWeapons and Firearms. 2. The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes and 'Operation Kratos'. Stockwell, 22 July. Briefing and Kratos. 3. Old Myths and Changing Realities. DiscoursesWithin and About Policing. Tooling Up? Driving out the Dixon Myth. New Problems and 'Exceptional' Measures. 4. Shootings, Policy Shifts and Competing Pressures. Continuing Official Caution. Hungerford. Tragedy and Farce. After Hungerford. 'Event Driven' or 'Gun Driven'. Shooting to Kill? Men, Guns and Ammo. Replica Arguments and ReplicaWeapons. 5. Police Politics and Morale. Hanging, Shooting and Opinion Polling. Click by Click? The 'Greatest British Defeat since Dunkirk'. New Frontiers and Supply Side Questions. The Most Important Decision for the Future of British Policing - Since Last Year. War and Order: The New Continuum of Force. The Dunblane Primary School Massacre and its Aftermath. 6. Policing in a 'Gun Culture'? Policing of Guns and Policing with Guns. Unpacking the Notion of a 'Gun Culture'. Guns and Gangs. Gang Studies and 'Cultures of Violence'. Policing and Enforcement Action in 'Gangland'. Gun Crime Hotspots and 'Problem-oriented Policing'. Operation Ceasefire. Bringing It All Back Home: 'Gunchester'. Policing of Guns, Policing with Guns. 7. Intelligence Dilemmas, Armed Response Policy and Research. Gang Culture and the 'Trident Model'. From Reactive to Proactive. Intelligence-led Dilemmas. Research on Recent Police Shootings. 8. Critical Case Studies of Selected Police-involved Shooting Incidents. The Shooting of James Ashley in Hastings, 1998. The Shooting of Harry Stanley, 1999. The Shooting of Andrew Kernan, 2001. Caution at Highmoor Cross, 2004. Ambush at Chandler's Ford, 2007. 9. Concluding Themes: Losing by Appearing toWin? Bibliography. Index.
Preface. About the Authors. Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. 1. Introduction: The Hardest Job in Policing? Shots Around theWorld. Controversy. Changes, Mistakes and Learning in Police Circles. Contexts, Command, Frequencies and Victims. Structure and Contents. Timeline on PoliceWeapons and Firearms. 2. The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes and 'Operation Kratos'. Stockwell, 22 July. Briefing and Kratos. 3. Old Myths and Changing Realities. DiscoursesWithin and About Policing. Tooling Up? Driving out the Dixon Myth. New Problems and 'Exceptional' Measures. 4. Shootings, Policy Shifts and Competing Pressures. Continuing Official Caution. Hungerford. Tragedy and Farce. After Hungerford. 'Event Driven' or 'Gun Driven'. Shooting to Kill? Men, Guns and Ammo. Replica Arguments and ReplicaWeapons. 5. Police Politics and Morale. Hanging, Shooting and Opinion Polling. Click by Click? The 'Greatest British Defeat since Dunkirk'. New Frontiers and Supply Side Questions. The Most Important Decision for the Future of British Policing - Since Last Year. War and Order: The New Continuum of Force. The Dunblane Primary School Massacre and its Aftermath. 6. Policing in a 'Gun Culture'? Policing of Guns and Policing with Guns. Unpacking the Notion of a 'Gun Culture'. Guns and Gangs. Gang Studies and 'Cultures of Violence'. Policing and Enforcement Action in 'Gangland'. Gun Crime Hotspots and 'Problem-oriented Policing'. Operation Ceasefire. Bringing It All Back Home: 'Gunchester'. Policing of Guns, Policing with Guns. 7. Intelligence Dilemmas, Armed Response Policy and Research. Gang Culture and the 'Trident Model'. From Reactive to Proactive. Intelligence-led Dilemmas. Research on Recent Police Shootings. 8. Critical Case Studies of Selected Police-involved Shooting Incidents. The Shooting of James Ashley in Hastings, 1998. The Shooting of Harry Stanley, 1999. The Shooting of Andrew Kernan, 2001. Caution at Highmoor Cross, 2004. Ambush at Chandler's Ford, 2007. 9. Concluding Themes: Losing by Appearing toWin? Bibliography. Index.
Rezensionen
"In summary, Squires and Kennison's book gives detailed and usefulaccounts of some of the major police shooting incidents of the last20 years and some of the controversy and problems that surroundedthem, particularly with regard to failures in police operationsmanagement...book will no doubt be of interest to a wide audienceof students and policy makers concerned to understand more aboutsuch a widely misunderstood subject." (British Journal ofCriminology, January 2011)
'This timely book provides an insightful and accessibleoverview of a widely misunderstood subject: police use of firearms.It deserves to become essential reading for students, academics,policy makers, politicians and police officers as well as for awider public concerned about police use of deadlyforce.' -- Maurice Punch, Visiting Professor, Mannheim Centre LSE andSchool of Law, King's College London
'A tour de force analysis and discussion of the practical,political, legal and ethical issues raised by police shootings.Grounded in extensive knowledge of the historical and comparativeresearch on this acutely controversial problem, this book offersconcerned readers - whether academics, policy-makers orpolicing practitioners - a thoughtful and thorough review ofthe problems by two leading experts.' --Professor Robert Reiner, The London School of Economics andPolitical Science, UK
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