Solhjell, R., Saarikkomäki, E. Haller, M.B., Wästerfors, D. & Kolind, T. (2018) “We are seen as a threat”: Police stops of young ethnic minorities in the Nordic countries. Critical Criminology, 1-15.
This article focuses on the perspectives of young ethnic minorities in the Nordic countries who have experienced various forms of…
Read moreSollund, R. (2007). Tatt for en annen: En feltstudie av relasjonen mellom etniske minoriteter og politiet. [Mistaken for someone else: A field study of relations between ethnic minorities and the police]. Oslo: Gyldendal Akademisk.
Ragnhild Sollund (criminology) published on the topic of relations between ethnic minorities and the police through a book entitled “Mistaken…
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
Joining insights from the work of Richard Sennett and Erving Goffman, I probe the power relations which underlie the performances…
Read moreFlacks, S. (2017). The stop and search of minors: A ‘vital police tool’? Criminology & Criminal Justice, 1748895817720485. doi:10.1177/1748895817720485
Police stop and search powers have been widely criticized for the disproportionate manner in which members of black and ethnic…
Read moreFlacks, S. (2018). The stop and search of minors: A ‘vital police tool’? Criminology & Criminal Justice, 18(3), 364-384.
Police stop and search powers have been widely criticized for the disproportionate manner in which members of black and ethnic…
Read moreFlacks, S. (2018). Law, necropolitics and the stop and search of young people. Theoretical Criminology, 136248061877403.
Stop and search can harm young people, damage relations between police and the community and alienate ethnic and racial minorities.…
Read moreDeuchar, R. (2010). ‘It’s Just Pure Harassment… As If It’s a Crime to Walk in the Street’: Anti-social Behaviour, Youth Justice and Citizenship — The Reality for Young Men in the East End of Glasgow. Youth Justice, 10(3), 258-274. doi:10.1177/1473225410381686
The concern about anti-social youth is on the increase globally, as are the range of available sanctions. This article explores…
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