The Law on Police Use of Force in the United States

Recent events in the United States have highlighted the fact that American police resort to force, including deadly force, much more often than in many other Western countries. This Article describes how the current regulatory regime may ignore or even facilitate these aggressive police actions. The...

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1. VerfasserIn: Garrett, Brandon L. 1975- (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Slobogin, Christopher 1951-
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2020
In:Jahr: 2020
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