Reasonable Use of Force by Police: Seizures, Firearms, and High-Speed Chases

by David A. May and James E. Headley

Whether or not to use force is the most serious decision and one of the most significant interactions law enforcement officers can have with citizens. The decisions made by political and administrative officials when they determine matters of policy, or the decisions made by individual officers in split seconds, may be of life or death importance. The determination of the proper use of force by law enforcement at both administrative and individual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820469343
• ISBN13: 9780820469348
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"