Deaths after police contact : constructing accountability in the 21st century /: constructing accountability in the 21st century. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Baker.
• Other Names: Baker, David V
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Abbreviations; List of Figures ; 1: Introduction: Contextualising Death after Police Contact; Relational Accountability in Cases of DAPC; Mental Health and Restraint; Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Scene of Death; A Crisis of Legitimacy; Death After Police Contact in England and Wales; Symbolic Relationships; The Evolution of Discourse: Accountability Construction in the Twenty-First Century; Overview of Chapters; References; 2: Police, State and Society; Introduction; Roles and Functions: Relationships and Ambiguity. Legitimacy and Accountability Symbolic and Practical Representations of Policing; Discretion: A Relational Concept; Use of Force; Marginalised Groups; Multi-agency Working and Austerity; Accountability: Dynamic Relationships; Accountability in Cases of Death after Police Contact; Conclusion; References; 3: Regulating Death after Police Contact; Introduction; The Coronial System: Atypical and Ambiguous; Processes and Procedures: Ambiguity and Discretion; The European Convention on Human Rights: An Evolution of Accountability; The IPCC: A Purpose-Designed Regulator. Accountability: Relationships and Contexts Systems and Structures: Relationality and Interdependence; Conclusion; References; 4: Constructing Verdicts in the Coronial System; Introduction; Format, Style and Content; Deaths after Police Contact?; Measurement; Omission; Failure; 'Restraint'; Shooting; 'Specific Ambiguity'; Conclusion; References; 5: IPCC: Fit for Purpose?; Introduction; IPCC Investigation Reports: Format, Style and Themes; Constructing Conditions, Constructing Characters; Notable Omissions and Selective Presentation; Explanation and Investigation. Investigating the Death of Sean Rigg: Evaluating Accountability Construction Wider Issues in IPCC Investigations into Cases of DAPC; Aftermath: Reconstructing Legitimacy and Dialectical Relationships; Change and Continuity: Dialectical Processes; Conclusion; References; 6: Discursive Practices and Systems; Introduction; Discursive Relationships; Means and Ends; Ambiguity and Ambivalence; Discursive Systems of Accountability; Accountability and Regulation in Healthcare: Discursive Systems and Practices; Discourses of Accountability; Conclusion; References. 7: Accountability, Governance and Audiences Introduction; Accountability: A Relational Concept; Relationships of Accountability; Between Past and Future; The Landscape of Accountability; Epistemology of Accountability; Means and Ends; Acknowledging Audiences; 'Beware of the Leopard'; Conceptual Systems of Accountability; Conclusion; References; 8: Conclusion; Change and Continuity; Wider Issues in Accountability and Regulation; Future Directions; References; Appendix: Overview of Narrative Verdicts Used in This Book; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.20869270942; Criminology; Police shootings -- England; Wrongful death -- England; Police -- Complaints against -- England; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Police -- Complaints against; Police shootings; Wrongful death; Social Science -- Criminology; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Social Science -- Sociology -- Urban; Law -- Criminal Law -- General; Crime & criminology; Social issues & processes; Sociology; Criminal law & procedure; Critical criminology; Police; Crime—Sociological aspects; Sociology, Urban; Criminal Law; England; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137589675; 1137589671
• Related ISBNs: 9781137589668; 1137589663
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 26, 2016).
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