Arming the British Police: The Great DebatePsychology Press, 1997 - 146 ページ As the fear of violent crime escalates, there are calls for the police to carry guns. This examination of the history of violent crime and violence against the representatives of law and order looks at the extent to which the "unarmed" British police have had recourse to firearms in the past. |
目次
The policemans lot | 19 |
Pistolpacking policemen | 35 |
Deadly force | 63 |
To be or not to be | 93 |
Abroad is unutterably bloody | 109 |
Conclusions | 123 |
The New Zealand Police | 135 |
Further reading and selected bibliography | 141 |
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