Permission to Shoot?: Police Use of Deadly Force in Democracies

Extrajudicial executions by law enforcement officers have blighted parts of the world for generations, but criminological coverage has been superficial and selective. It has often been presented as a problem specific to countries associated with military rule, dictatorial regimes and colonial heritage. Permission to shoot? Police Use of Deadly Force in Democracies brings a new dimension to the political of police abuse of deadly force by concentrating on the social and political settings in...