Understanding police use of force
By: by Howard Rahtz.
Publisher: Criminal Justice Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Monsey, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
Subjects: Police training -- United States.; Police -- Violence against -- United States -- Prevention.; Police brutality -- United States -- Prevention.; Police-community relations -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-159).
Table of contents: title: Understanding the gap; title: Use of force: definitions and data; title: Legal boundaries; title: The race divide; title: Force options; title: Making the right choices; title: Use-of-force training; title: Steps to minimize police use of force, I; title: Steps to minimize police use of force, II; title: When the worst happens; title: Toward a better understanding; title: Selected resources.