Ethnography has a long history in the humanities and social sciences
and has provided the base line in the field of police studies for over
60 years. We have recently witnessed a resurgence in ethnographic
practice among police scholars, and this Handbook is a response to
that revival. Students and academics are returning to the ethnography
arena and the study of police in situ to explain the evocative worlds
of the police. The list of ethnographic sites is vast and all have fed
the rejuvenation of ethnographic endeavour. Together they suggest
innovation, theoretical depth, broad geographical boundaries,
multi-site experiments, and multi-disciplinarity, all of which are
central to the exploration of police and policing in the twenty-first
century. This Handbook encapsulates the revival of police ethnography
by exploring its multidisciplinary field and cataloguing the ongoing
ethnographic work. It offers an original and international
contribution to the field of police studies and research methods,
providing a comprehensive and overarching guide to police ethnography.
We see the previous classics in every page and still note the
influence of the early ethnographers. At the same time, we see the
innovative breadth and diversity of these narratives. The aim of this
Handbook is to highlight the mosaic that is police ethnography at a
point in time and note with pleasure its contribution to the field
once more. Ethnography may be messy, difficult, and at times
uncooperative, but its results offer a unique insight into the
perspectives of people and organisations that can hide in plain sight.
An accessible and compelling read, this Handbook will provide a sound
and essential reference source for academics, researchers, students,
and practitioners engaged in police and criminal justice studies.
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ISBN
9781000812930
Publisert
2023
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Vendor
Routledge
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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