Police Conflict Management, Volume I: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century

by Mario S. Staller (Editor), Swen Koerner (Editor), Benni Zaiser (Editor)

Overview

This book, as part of a two volume set, provides a broad overview of the current state of research on conflict management in law enforcement contexts globally, with a focus on contemporary challenges and opportunities in policing globally and ethical considerations. They cover a wide range of interactions between police and the public. This volume (I) focusses on the challenges and opportunities, examining topics such as police legitimacy, police culture, violence, mental health, community relations and crisis situations. Volume II focusses on police training and education and the learning settings needed for police to professionally tackle contemporary challenges. These books bring together leading research that is determining the state of the art in communication, de-escalation, use of force, and other contemporary issues in policing, with practical Key Takeaways in each chapter. They broaden the field by focussing on research which goes beyond the US, including in Scandinavia, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, the Republic of South Africa and Russia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783031410956
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	12/05/2023
Edition description:	1st ed. 2023
Pages:	457
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Mario S. Staller is a professor at the University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration North-Rhine Westphalia in Aachen, Germany.

Swen Koerner is a professor at the German Sport University and Head of the Department of Training Pedagogy and Martial Research.

Benni Zaiser, PhD, is an officer with one of Canada’s largest police services and an independent behavioural scientist with an interest in the intersection between cognitive and social psychology during encounters between the public and the police.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: 21st Century Policing: Between Evidence-Based Practice and Reflexivity.- Chapter 2: Police trust and legitimacy in modern societies: Fairness in interactions as a key.- Chapter 3: Danger, Fighting and Badassness: A Social Systems Perspective on Narratives and Codes in Police Conflict Management.- Chapter 4: Policing in the light of Social Dominance Theory and Social Distance Theory of Power.- Chapter 5: Psychological Aspects of the Use of Firearms by the Police.- Chapter 6: Prevalence and correlates of violence against law enforcement officers in the United States: A national portrait.- Chapter 7: Police Conflict Management and the Phenomena of Suicide-by-Cop in North America.- Chapter 8: A Feminist Ethics of Care Approach to De-escalation in Policing.- Chapter 9: Barriers to Effective De-escalation.- Chapter 10: Applying the Interpersonal Circumplex Model to De-Escalative Communication in Police Service.- Chapter 11: Nonverbal Behavior and Appearance of Police Officers in the Police Service.- Chapter 12: Effective Police Negotiation: Synthesising the Strategies and Techniques That Promote Success Within Hostage or Crisis Situations.- Chapter 13: Community relations and policing: A communication accommodation theory perspective.- Chapter 14: Policing Hate Rallies.- Chapter 15: Police Conflict Management in South Africa: An Autoethnographic Reconnaissance.- Chapter 16: Police Crowd Management in South Africa: Efforts and Challenges of De-Escalation.- Chapter 17: Police legitimacy in Russia: Explaining millennials' obligation to obey and willingness to cooperate.