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WEST GERMANY - LAW AND PRACTICE REGARDING THE USE OF FIREARMS BY POLICE

NCJ Number
15233
Journal
Kriminalistik Volume: 28 Issue: 5 Dated: (MAY 1974) Pages: 208-211
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1974
Length
4 pages
Annotation
SUMMARY OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL AT A CONFERENCE DISCUSSING THE PROBLEM OF DETERMINING WHAT SITUATIONS JUSTIFY THE USE OF FIREARMS BY POLICE.
Abstract
THE CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT THE POLICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT HILTRUP, WEST GERMANY IN FEBRUARY, 1974. THE TOPICS INCLUDED THE INTENTIONAL SHOOT-TO-KILL SITUATION, THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES, CONSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS, THE USE OF POLICE SNIPERS, AND THE LEGAL LIABILITIES AS WELL AS MORAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF POLICE OFFICERS USING FIREARMS. --IN GERMAN

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