"Philip Stinson combines his extensive credentials as a criminologist with his professional knowledge of police and policing to produce a comprehensive account of how major theories of crime causation can be used to explain and predict criminal violence by police officers. The prose is crisp and clear. The contribution is substantial."--Franklin Zimring, Professor of Law, University of California at Berkeley
"Stinson masterfully intertwines his experiences as a police officer, attorney, and researcher, to produce a concise and important primer on police violence. An eye-opening book that should receive wide readership among criminologists and police practitioners. I anticipate the book will quickly become a must-read in the field."--Shaun Gabbidon, Professor of Criminal Justice, Penn State Harrisburg
"This thoroughly engaging book comprehensively reviews the numerous components of police crime. It is built upon Stinson's decades-long work building and analyzing a unique
