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Policing 2007 1(3):252-254; doi:10.1093/police/pam045
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Copyright © The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press.

Editorial

Use of Force

Peter Neyroud*

* Chief Executive Officer for the National Policing Improvement Agency

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This is the third edition of this new Journal. When we were thinking about the order in which to tackle a subject as vast as policing, we quickly got to three big subjects—terrorism, neighbourhood policing, and the use of force. Terrorism, particularly after the events of July 2007 in London and Glasgow, is very much the issue of the moment. Policing neighbourhoods is not just the priority for the new Brown administration in the UK, but is a key issue in almost every developed policing system. We came to policing and the use of force because, as Bittner () pointed out, it is a defining characteristic of the police officer over the citizen. It is both, controversial, particularly when it goes wrong, and challenging for the police . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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