Police Use of Force: A Global Perspective (Global Crime and Justice)
• Offers a broad, international perspective on its subject, allowing readers to compare and contrast laws and police use of force methods across five continents and a dozen countries• Features original chapters from 27 contributors who are noted experts in police use of force, firearms, and/or nonlethal weapons in their respective nations• Addresses a variety of relevant issues, including defining reasonable force, policies and training, impact of deadly force on officers, and use of force during interrogations• Is the first comparative international book on this subject to include chapters on less-than-lethal weapons• 20 chapters cover many aspects of the use of force by police around the world• A bibliography offers resources for further research"The editors have produced a scholarly, broad-based exploration of the highly charged and controversial subject of force as used in law enforcement. The contributors skillfully examine the impact that police shooting incidents have on law enforcement officers and the often-overwhelming post-event health issues. Extensive international perspectives and contributions provide multiple points of view that illuminate complex social, cultural, and political influences, some of which permit, if not actually encourage, police officers' excessive use of force. The findings also allow readers to consider the history of US police-related force issues in a more global context, especially by examining societal acceptance of the impact of force through the lens of social norms. Academics who study criminal justice, law, and the difficulties of policing in a democratic society will surely praise the thoroughness with which the authors scrutinize the topic. In addition, this research very successfully engages with related peripheral social science disciplines, specifically sociology, psychology, and political science. This book is an excellent addition for criminal justice collections. Summing Up: Highly  recommended. Upper-division criminal justice, policing, or social science collections."-Choice