Blue Army
Paramilitary Policing in Victoria
$66.84
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
8 April 1997
Summary
A detailed investigation of changes to policing in Australia, arising from research into the paramilitarisation of the police.
We expect the police to stop armed robbers, to arrest drug dealers, to keep the peace at demonstrations and to protect us from crime. Many of us believe that police officers need to carry guns to protect themselves as well as us.
But do we want our police forces to become armies? Most of us are shocked when suspects are shot dead by police before they …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522849608 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0522849601 |
| Author: | Jude McCulloch |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 8 April 1997 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Dimensions: | 217mm x 161mm x 19mm |
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Critics Review
“McCulloch’s book is excellent-but don’t read it if you are home alone at night. You won’t necessarily feel safer knowing more about the police.” - The Age
“McCulloch’s book is excellent–but don’t read it if you are home alone at night. You won’t necessarily feel safer knowing more about the police.” –The Age
About The Author
Jude McCulloch
Jude McCulloch lectures in Police Studies at Deakin University. She has worked as a community lawyer for many years and represented the families of several men shot and killed by police in the late 1980s.
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