RT Article
T1 Constraints in the police use of force: Implications of the just war tradition
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 28
IS 2
SP 255
OP 270
A1 Hicks, Wendy L.
LA English
YR 2004
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764200500
AB The “just war” philosophy of Cicero, St. Augustine, and St. Thomas Aquinas has had momentous and provocative implications for modern political theory. The use of force by police is one theme through which the just war tradition can be utilized to demonstrate the extent of infusion for the concept in the Western political archetype. As police become constrained in their use of force, they are bound by the concepts inherent in the philosophy of the just war doctrine. The Supreme Court, likewise, has been influenced by the philosophy of the just war tradition in many of its decisions regarding the proper use of force by police.
K1 Deadly Force
K1 Fourth Amendment
K1 Innocent Bystander
K1 Social Contract Theory
K1 Police Officer
DO 10.1007/BF02885875