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The Strong Arm of the Law: Armed and Public Order Policing

P. A. J. Waddington

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Part I: Police Force: Introduction The eclipse of 'Dixon of Dock Green' Part II: 'Armed Police': The people for the job? 'Deadly force' Part III: Riot Police: Paramilitary policing The use of force in public order policing The politics of explanation and justification Part IV: Conclusions: The politics of force Appendix I: Police firearms - policy, training, and weaponry Appendix II: Public order policing - equipment, tactics, and training

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Key concepts: Politics, Public order, Law, Order (exchange), Political science, Criminology, Use of force, Deadly force