Policies and Practices to Minimize Police Use of Force Internationally

by Committee on Law and Justice, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Evidence to Advance Reform in the Global Security and Justice Sectors, et al.

Injury and death from use of excessive force by police officers remain a common concern in countries across the globe. Despite local, national, and international attempts to legislate and provide guidance for police use of force, there continue to be global accounts of excessive force by law enforcement. Reports of officer-involved killings, injuries to citizens, and attempts to control protests and demonstrations with chemical irritants, rubber...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309689104
• ISBN13: 9780309689106
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 78 Pages