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Holding Police Accountable
Candace McCoy
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Description for Holding Police Accountable
Paperback. "John Jay series on criminal justice"--P. facing t.p. verso. Series: Urban Institute Press. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
In Holding Police Accountable, nine of todays leading scholars on police work examine seminal research on the use of force and how it can inform today's research. The volume celebrates the late James J. Fyfe, the preeminent scholar on police use of force. In 1978 Fyfe found that administrative controls—training, guidelines, and regulation—reduced deadly shootings by officers without adversely affecting law enforcement or crime rates. The finding not only had profound impact on firearms policy, but compelled police departments to cooperate with independent researchers. Here, the scholars pick up the torch to work toward effective yet fair policing that will ... Read more
In Holding Police Accountable, nine of todays leading scholars on police work examine seminal research on the use of force and how it can inform today's research. The volume celebrates the late James J. Fyfe, the preeminent scholar on police use of force. In 1978 Fyfe found that administrative controls—training, guidelines, and regulation—reduced deadly shootings by officers without adversely affecting law enforcement or crime rates. The finding not only had profound impact on firearms policy, but compelled police departments to cooperate with independent researchers. Here, the scholars pick up the torch to work toward effective yet fair policing that will ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Urban Institute Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Urban Institute Press
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780877667650
SKU
V9780877667650
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99-15
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