Police-Involved Shootings
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In this unfinished rough powerpoint for a series of lectures I explore why the United States is markedly different from other representative democracies and welfare states. I trace the tradition of using a combination of bribery and... more
Officers from the Norwegian police were routinely armed with firearms from July 2014 to February 2016 in response to a terror threat. This paper explores the experiences of a sample of officers (N = 16) who were routinely armed during... more
ABSTRACT Officers from the Norwegian police were routinely armed with firearms from July 2014 to February 2016 in response to a terror threat. This paper explores the experiences of a sample of officers (N = 16) who were routinely armed... more
警员需要准确地评估致命威胁,并以适当的武力去消除自身及他人面临的威胁。当前的警察致命性武器的训练方式是模仿执法人员在现实生活遇到的情况,并让学员在模拟的致命情景中进行训练。这种仿真演练(RBT)意在为学员提供经验,帮助他们在高度紧张、情绪不稳,身体状况变动的情况下采取符合法律、政策和程序的应对措施(Artwohl & Christensen, 1997; Blum, 2000; Grossman, 1996; Miller, 2008; Murray,... more
On July 27th, 2013, Sammy Yatim was shot and killed by Toronto Police Services’ Constable James Forcillo during a verbal confrontation on a streetcar as Yatim brandished a switchblade knife. Forcillo was charged, initially with second... more