1st Edition
Police Use of Force Important Issues Facing the Police and the Communities They Serve
1: Use of Force Throughout History
Michael J. Palmiotto
2: Police Use of Force
Michael J. Palmiotto
3: Use of Deadly Force
Michael J. Palmiotto
4: Nonlethal Weapons and Technology
Szde Yu
5: Militarization of the Police
Laurence Armand French
6: Racial Profiling: The Intersection of Race and Policing
Michael L. Birzer
7: Understanding the Law of Police Use of Force to Arrest
Alison Brown
8: Psychological and Social Factors in the Use of Force
Jodie Beeson
9: Police Violence, Public Response: The Public Gets What It Tolerates
Carolyn Speer Schmidt
10: Prevention and Training
Vladimir A. Sergevnin and Darrell L. Ross
11: Conclusion
Michael J. Palmiotto
Biography
Michael J. Palmiotto is professor of criminal justice and undergraduate coordinator of the Criminal Justice Department at Wichita State University. He was formerly a police officer in New York State, serving in White Plains and Scarsdale. He has experience in establishing and operating a police training facility in Western Pennsylvania. Dr. Palmiotto earned a master’s degree from John Jay College (CUNY) and a doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh. He has been a faculty member of several universities, including Western Illinois University and Armstrong State University. He has published 11 books, 13 book chapters, and numerous articles on criminal justice and law enforcement. He has published in the areas of criminal investigations, community policing, police misconduct, police globalization, and police training, including Criminal Investigation and Combating Human Trafficking among others. He is the recipient of two Fulbright awards.
