Police shootings and citizen behavior:
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Main Author: McElvain, James P. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: El Paso LFB Scholarly Pub. ©2009
Series:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-213) and index
Police deadly force -- Understanding police use of force -- Research preceding strict limitations -- Research following strict limitations -- One department and its shootings -- Alcohol, drugs, violent crimes, and police shootings -- Examination of police shootings -- Explaining police shootings -- Discussion and implications
McElvain explores police shootings from a fresh perspective. Combining the theories of routine activities and social disinhibition, McElvain uses citizen behaviors (i.e., alcohol and/or drug intoxication, and prior arrests for violent criminal conduct) as contributory factors to officer-involved shootings. Prior research generally focused on officer characteristics to explain police use of deadly force. McElvain also considers the role of the citizen. When citizen intoxication and prior violent criminal activity are considered along with officer characteristics--gender, race, and age--the offi
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 218 pages)
ISBN:1593322984
1593324294
9781593322984
9781593324292

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