The police and violence

Articles in this volume discuss efforts by the police to reduce violence in society and the problem of the use of violence by and against the police. The introductory article notes that when police attempt to stop violence, they must often be violent themselves. One paper demonstrates the personal a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: American Academy of Political and Social Science
Other Authors: Sherman, Lawrence W. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Academy 1980.
Series:The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science ;0002-7162 v. 452
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