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Police Conflict Management, Volume I

Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century

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Editors:
  1. Mario S. Staller

    1. University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne, Germany

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  2. Swen Koerner

    1. German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany

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  3. Benni Zaiser

    1. Aurora, Canada

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  • Broadens the field by focussing on research beyond the US, including from the Global South
  • Comprehensively covers research and the corresponding training and education on conflict management
  • Speaks accessibly and practically to academics and practitioners with Key Takeaways in each chapter

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About this book

This book, as part of a two volume set, provides a broad overview of the current state of research on conflict management in law enforcement contexts globally, with a focus on contemporary challenges and opportunities in policing globally and ethical considerations. They cover a wide range of interactions between police and the public. This volume (I) focusses on the challenges and opportunities, examining topics such as police legitimacy, police culture, violence, mental health, community relations and crisis situations. Volume II focusses on police training and education and the learning settings needed for police to professionally tackle contemporary challenges. These books bring together leading research that is determining the state of the art in communication, de-escalation, use of force, and other contemporary issues in policing, with practical Key Takeaways in each chapter. They broaden the field by focussing on research which goes beyond the US, including in Scandinavia, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, the Republic of South Africa and Russia.

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction: Twenty-First-Century Policing—Between Evidence-Based Practice and Reflexivity

    • Mario S. Staller, Swen Koerner, Benni Zaiser
    Pages 1-14

  3. Police Trust and Legitimacy in Modern Societies: Fairness in Interactions as a Key

    • Silvia Staubli
    Pages 15-34

  4. Danger, Fighting, and Badassness: A Social Systems Perspective on Narratives and Codes in Police Conflict Management

    • Mario S. Staller, Swen Koerner, Benni Zaiser
    Pages 35-59

  5. Policing in the Light of Social Dominance Theory and the Social Distance Theory of Power

    • Swen Koerner, Mario S. Staller, Benni Zaiser
    Pages 61-84

  6. Psychological Aspects of the Use of Firearms by the Police

    • Clemens Lorei, Kristina Balaneskovic, Robert-J. Gorzka
    Pages 85-109

  7. Prevalence and Correlates of Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers in the United States: A National Portrait

    • Bruce G. Taylor, Weiwei Liu, Jackie Sheridan
    Pages 111-139

  8. Police Conflict Management and the Phenomenon of Suicide-By-Cop in North America

    • Rick Parent, Catherine Parent
    Pages 141-167

  9. A Feminist Ethics of Care Approach to De-escalation in Policing

    • Amie M. Schuck, Cara Rabe-Hemp, Chelsea Harris
    Pages 169-193

  10. Barriers to Effective De-escalation

    • Benni Zaiser, Mario S. Staller, Swen Koerner
    Pages 195-222

  11. Applying the Interpersonal Circumplex Model to De-escalative Communication in Police Services

    • Stefan Schade, Markus M. Thielgen
    Pages 223-247

  12. The Nonverbal Behavior and Appearance of Police Officers in the Police Service

    • Markus M. Thielgen, Stefan Schade
    Pages 249-283

  13. Effective Police Negotiation: Synthesising the Strategies and Techniques that Promote Success Within Hostage or Crisis Situations

    • Amy Rose Grubb
    Pages 285-314

  14. Community Relations and Policing: A Communication Accommodation Theory Perspective

    • Shawn L. Hill, Howard Giles, Edward R. Maguire
    Pages 315-342

  15. Policing Hate Rallies

    • Edward R. Maguire
    Pages 343-367

  16. Police Conflict Management in South Africa: An Autoethnographic Reconnaissance

    • Chris Botha
    Pages 369-399

  17. Police Crowd Management in South Africa: Efforts and Challenges of De-escalation

    • Kobus Schwartz, Tebogo Mmamabolo, Mariaan Schwartz
    Pages 401-430

  18. Police Legitimacy in Russia: Explaining Millennials’ Obligation to Obey and Willingness to Cooperate

    • Anna Gurinskaya, Mahesh K. Nalla
    Pages 431-454

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 455-457
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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne, Germany

    Mario S. Staller

  • German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany

    Swen Koerner

  • Aurora, Canada

    Benni Zaiser

About the editors

Mario S. Staller is a professor at the University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration North-Rhine Westphalia in Aachen, Germany. 

Swen Koerner is a professor at the German Sport University and Head of the Department of Training Pedagogy and Martial Research. 

Benni Zaiser, PhD, is an officer with one of Canada’s largest police services and an independent behavioural scientist with an interest in the intersection between cognitive and social psychology during encounters between the public and the police.


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