Armed police officers and the use of lethal force: A response to Simon Chesterman
SUBSCRIBE 25th January 2017 Prof. Maurice Punch, Senior Fellow, LSE
OPINION: Earlier this month, Simon Chesterman, the National Police Chief's Council lead for armed policing, responded to Prof. Maurice Punch's article on armed police and the use of lethal force, arguing that command accountability is as robust as it can be under the current law. Here Prof. Punch - with Ralph Crawshaw and Geoffrey Markham - responds in turn, underlining the importance of accountability where tactics are highly likely to cause death.