Blue Army

by Jude McCulloch

A detailed investigation of changes to policing in Australia, arising from research into the paramilitarisation of the police.

We expect the police to stop armed robbers, to arrest drug dealers, to keep the peace at demonstrations and to protect us from crime. Many of us believe that police officers need to carry guns to protect themselves as well as us. But do we want our police forces to become armies? Most of us are shocked...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0522849601
• ISBN13: 9780522849608
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Melbourne University
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.3"