{"product_id":"violence-and-police-culture-tony-coady-9780522847888","title":"Violence And Police Culture","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA collection of papers by a group of eminent writers on questions associated with the police use of violence in the course of police work.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eViolence and policing are inevitably associated. Criminals use violence not only against innocent members of the public, but also against the police themselves. For our own protection and theirs, we have given police a licence to use force, sometimes with lethal consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the exercise of this licence is fraught with risk to the community. The disturbing record of police shootings in Victoria, and irresponsible police violence elsewhere in recent years, vividly illustrate this risk. The public outcry against such events is understandable. To find a solution, we need to analyse the contexts and the cultural background of the use of police violence, and to think hard about its causes and proper limits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Violence and Police Culture, eminent contributors offer valuable insights and experience to the growing debate. While Australian in origin and emphasis, the book addresses a public issue that resonates as far afield as London, New York, Tokyo and Belfast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eViolence and Police Culture argues that there are features of police culture which foster abuse of the right to use violence. The book makes positive suggestions about institutional changes that might alleviate the problems bedevilling what the philosopher Thomas Hobbes called 'the right of the sword'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tony Coady,Steven James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0522847889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780522847888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melbourne University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.66h x 5.63w x 0.91d","brand":"Tony Coady","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659655360767,"sku":"9780522847888","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/violence-and-police-culture-tony-coady-9780522847888","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}