Ethnography and the Evocative World of Policing by Matthew Ba... - 9781032595894

Ethnography and the Evocative World of PolicingAuthor(s): Matthew Bacon, Bethan Loftus, Mike Rowe\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032595894, 978-1032595894\nSynopsis\nThis book demonstrates the unique contribution police ethnographies make to our understanding of policing cultures and practices in a variety of international settings. It features contemporary examples of police ethnographies that demonstrate the continuing value of ethnographic work to our understanding of policing. \n\nThe first section of the book focuses on the police and Anglo-American policing. The second section is international in scope and seeks to enrich our understandings of policing beyond the police. Chapters explore police interactions during a stop and search and at a carnival. They peer behind the scenes at the control room and at the use of intelligence. We listen in to the experiences of new recruits and the stories told in cant.