Publisher's Synopsis
Focusing on an area which has become one of the most controversial and critical issues facing modern policing, this book provides a comprehensive new conflict management model that has the potential to become the template used by police forces throughout the world. Reviewing the historical context of conflict and examining the legal mandate upon the state to regulate society and protect the rights of the individual, the book offers a detailed analysis of national and international legislation and jurisprudence in respect of the duties and responsibilities placed upon the police when addressing violent conflict. The model presented is both predictive and descriptive and is constructed through evidence deduced from practical incidents, representative of the most common typologies of conflict. It will be an instructive and essential resource for serving officers involved in conflict management and conflict training, and for academics and researchers in the field of criminal justice and policing. - -
