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In a free and peaceful society where so many have been taught that all violence is wrong, citizens are often confused and dismayed when officers use force, even when the force is perfectly lawful and justified. This book explains how police are taught to make decisions on the use of force. Readers will understand how to behave when confronted by a police officer and how the police officer interprets the situation.

Police discretion --- Police training --- Arrest (Police methods) --- Self-defense (Law) --- Restraint of prisoners --- Justifiable homicide --- Violence (Law) --- Necessity (Law) --- Tort liability of police --- Police misconduct --- Police-community relations

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Kargin examines police officers' decision making with regard to peer reporting of unethical police behavior. On a theoretical level, a peer reporting model was developed based on Rest's (1984) "four component," Trevino's (1986) "a person-situation interactionist," and, finally, Jones' (1991) "issue-contingent" models of ethical decision making for investigation of police officers' peer reporting decisions. The results suggest that the perceived seriousness of the unethical behavior is the strongest predictor of police officers' peer reporting in minor and moderate policy violations. However, o

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