Shooting to Kill?: Policing, Firearms and Armed Response - Hardcover

"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)

Shooting to Kill? Policing, Firearms and Armed Responseexplores the dilemma of armed response policing in the UK, andpolicing in a gun culture. * Offers the first critical exploration of the ACPO code ofguidance on Police Use of Firearms and other tactical manuals * Includes interviews with senior police firearms managers andcritical case studies of police firearms incidents * Features the first in-depth, academic analysis of the Stockwellshooting incident and the Kratos policy * Provides a review of key developments in armed responsepolicing around the world * Describes the crucial phases in armed response policydevelopment in Britain and explores the consequences of arming thepolice