When deadly force is involved
Subtitle: a look at the legal side of stand your ground, duty to retreat, and other questions of self-defense
By: Bruce M. Lawlor
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9781442275287
Subjects: Homicide; Self-defense (Law); Violence; Criminal law
Description: Misinformation about self-defense rights and laws is what has sparked major debate over the misapplication of lethal force in civilian communities. Bruce Lawlor identifies the major issues in self-defense cases, and the legal approaches used to resolve them. The result is less confusion and greater understanding of what self-defense is, and how to go about determining if a homicide is self-defense or murder.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-271) and index.
Table of contents: title: Necessity; title: Intent; title: Provocation; title: Deadly threats; title: Verbal threats; title: Imminent harm; title: Reasonable fear; title: Duty to retreat; title: Stand your ground; title: Castle doctrine; title: De-escalation; title: Mistake; title: Reasonable force; title: Threatened; title: Decisions.