Police violence : understanding and controlling police abuse of force / edited by William A. Geller, Hans Toch.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Geller, William A.
Toch, Hans
Language:English
Published: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [1996], ©1996.
Subjects:
Police misconduct > United States.
Police psychology > United States.
Police training > United States.
Police > United States > Attitudes.
Physical Description:x, 379 pages ; 25 cm
Other Uniform Title:And justice for all.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • A theory of excessive force and its control / Carl B. Klockars
  • The causes of police brutality : theory and evidence on police use of force / Robert E. Worden
  • Measuring the prevalence of police abuse of force / Kenneth Adams
  • The violence-prone police officer / Hans Toch
  • Public opinion about police abuse of force / Timothy J. Flanagan and Michael S. Vaughn
  • The color of law and the issue of color : race and the abuse of police power / Hubert G. Locke
  • Officer selection and the prevention of abuse of force / J. Douglas Grant and Joan Grant
  • Training to reduce police-civilian violence / James J. Fyfe
  • Officer attitudes toward police use of force / David Lester
  • Police unions, police culture, and police use of force / George L. Kelling and Robert B. Kliesmet
  • Administrative review of alleged police brutality / Douglas W. Perez and William Ker Muir
  • Toward justice for all : procedural justice and the review of citizen complaints / Wayne A. Kerstetter
  • Are lawsuits an answer to police brutality? / Mary M. Cheh
  • Police brutality abroad / David H. Bayley
  • Understanding and controlling police abuse of force / William A. Geller and Hans Toch.