This book presents a critical portrait of the British police through a detailed ethnography of their work at football matches. Megan O’Neill not only sheds light on a topic of intense media interest, football hooliganism, but also presents the police in a totally fresh perspective. By using the work of Erving Goffman, she demonstrates how the police are a far from unified force. Their informal interaction ‘teams’ divide them operationally and socially.
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Acknowledgements PART I Introduction: Football, Policing and the Excitement of Mundane Sociology Previous Research Government Reports and Legislation PART II Uniformed Police Constables Mobile Constables, Detectives and Spotters Senior Officers Women Police Constables CCTV Operators and Stewards PART III Conclusion: The Big Implications of Small Teams Notes Bibliography IndexDespre autor
MEGAN O’NEILL is Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Salford, UK.
Limba Engleză ● Format PDF ● Pagini 220 ● ISBN 9780230512405 ● Mărime fișier 26.6 MB ● Editura Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Oraș London ● Țară GB ● Publicat 2005 ● Descărcabil 24 luni ● Valută EUR ● ID 2305939 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor DRM social