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Rowe, M., Pearson, G., & Turner, E. (2017). Body-worn cameras and the law of unintended consequences: Some questions arising from emergent practices. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 12(1), 83-90.
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Research on body-worn cameras (BWC) has tended, through evaluations or randomized controlled trials, to look to demonstrate some assumed benefit…
Read moreSahin, N., Braga, A. A., Apel, R., & Brunson, R. K. (2017). The impact of procedurally-just policing on citizen perceptions of police during traffic stops: The Adana randomized controlled trial. Journal of quantitative criminology, 33(4), 701-726.
procedural justice, Legitimacy, police, traffic stops
The process-based model of police legitimacy suggests, when police are perceived to make fair decisions and treat people with respect,…
Read moreSaudelli, I., De Kimpe, S., & Christiaens, J. (2018). Evaluatie en regulatie van de praktijk van identiteitscontroles. Cahiers Politiestudies (Journal of Police Studies), (48), 209-226.
Identitychecks, police evaluation
De bevoegdheid tot het uitvoeren van een identiteitscontrole is een vaak toegepaste politiepraktijk. Identiteitscontroles worden geacht bij te dragen aan…
Read morePeterson, A. (2008). Who ‘Owns’ the Streets? Ritual Performances of Respect and Authority in Interactions Between Young Men and Police Officers. Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention, 9(2), 97-118. doi:10.1080/14043850802450104
Erving Goffman, Impression management, Police codes of conduct, Police suppression, Reciprocal relations, Street cultures, Authority, respect, youth
Joining insights from the work of Richard Sennett and Erving Goffman, I probe the power relations which underlie the performances…
Read morePetrocelli, Piquero, & Smith. (2003). Conflict theory and racial profiling: An empirical analysis of police traffic stop data. Journal of Criminal Justice, 31(1), 1-11.
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Using data collected by the Richmond, Virginia Police Department, this article applies conflict theory to police traffic stop practices. In…
Read morePettersson, T. (2013). Belonging and Unbelonging in Encounters Between Young Males and Police Officers: The Use of Masculinity and Ethnicity/Race. Critical Criminology, 21(4), 417-430. doi:10.1007/s10612-013-9199-y
This article is based on a study in which the work of police officers has been followed on a day-to-day…
Read morePettersson, T. (2014). Complaints as Opportunity for Change in Encounters between Youths and Police Officers. Social Inclusion, 2(3), 102-112. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/si.v2i3.44
The presence of distrust in the police and how they perform their work among ethnic minority youths in socially underprivileged…
Read moreQuinton, P. (2011). The formation of suspicions: Police stop and search practices in England and Wales. Policing and Society, 21(4), 357-368.
police-initiated contact; suspicion; discretion; stereotyping
This paper explores the interpretative practices of the police when carrying out stops and searches. Drawing on ethnographic research carried…
Read moreQureshi, F., & Farrell, G. (2006). Stop and Search in 2004: A Survey of Police Officer Views and Experiences. International Journal of Police Science & Management, 8(2), 83-103.
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The capacity to stop and search citizens is a key part of the police crime reduction repertoire. This study presents…
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