Note
Special edition of Law enforcement executive forum (v.9, no. 3, July 2009)
Editor, Vladimir A. Sergevnin. Cf. Editorial, p. i.
Summary
The articles in this collection focus on multidimensional use of force phenomena by police and related issues, including policy development, training, deployment, and review/evaluation.
Contents
1. A modern understanding of police use of force through consideration of the antiquated : the just war tradition in contemporary criminal justice / Wendy L. Hicks. – 2. Managing use of force: an administrative perspective on use of force reporting and tracking / David Grossi. – 3. Investigating use of force before and after complaints: an operational template to avoid civil liability / Richard H. Martin, Jeffrey L. Gwynne and Charles A. Gruber. – 4. Examining the utility of the use of force continuum: TASERs and potential liability / Richard M. Hough and Kimberly M. Tatum. – 5. Police use of conducted energy weapons in Canada / Joel Johnston, Bruce Stuart and Chris Lawrence. – 6. TASER use policy / Adam Kasanof. – 7. Police protection: the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act / Daniel T. Nelson and Eydie R. Glassman. – 8. Use of force and Excited Delirium Syndrome / Joseph Morgan and Jennifer M. Allen. –
9. Police shootings and deadly outcomes: reporting and research issues / Rick Parent. – 10. Explaining support by African Americans for police use of force: a research note / Steven E. Barkan and Steven F. Cohn. – 11. Canines take a nonlethal bite out of crime: the use of police dogs as less-than-deadly force / Claudia San Miguel. – 12. Let the beatings begin: a look at law enforcement’s use of force / Ronald Wilson. – 13. Beyond arrest control / Chet Zajac. – 14. Performance evaluation of chemical agent delivery systems / Charlie Mesloh and others. – 15. Police handgun marksmanship and gunhandling training: implications for policy and practice / Gregory B. Morrison. – 16. Legal aspects of use of force in Russia / Sergei Cheloukhine and Vladimir A. Sergevnin.