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Black Police Associations: An Analysis of Race and Ethnicity within Constabularies
Simon Holdaway
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Description for Black Police Associations: An Analysis of Race and Ethnicity within Constabularies
hardcover. Professor Holdaway takes a sociological and theoretical approach to analyse the new phenomenon of Black Police Associations established in the majority of constabularies in England and Wales, describing and analysing how race and ethnicity are constructed and sustained within constabularies and how they have changed during the last two decades. Series: Clarendon Studies in Criminology. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JKV; JP; LNFX5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
Black Police Associations analyses the new phenomenon of Black Police Associations established in the majority of constabularies in England and Wales. The author takes a sociological and theoretical approach to the subject, in contrast to current criminology which is more evaluative and policy oriented. The analysis is underpinned with the notion that race and ethnicity are socially constructed: the book describes and analyses how race and ethnicity are constructed and sustained within constabularies and how they have changed during the last two decades, providing students, researchers and academics with a sociological perspective on understanding race within criminal justice institutions. ... Read more
Black Police Associations analyses the new phenomenon of Black Police Associations established in the majority of constabularies in England and Wales. The author takes a sociological and theoretical approach to the subject, in contrast to current criminology which is more evaluative and policy oriented. The analysis is underpinned with the notion that race and ethnicity are socially constructed: the book describes and analyses how race and ethnicity are constructed and sustained within constabularies and how they have changed during the last two decades, providing students, researchers and academics with a sociological perspective on understanding race within criminal justice institutions. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Series
Clarendon Studies in Criminology
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199573448
SKU
V9780199573448
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About Simon Holdaway
Simon Holdaway is Head of the School of Law and Professor of Criminology & Sociology at the University of Sheffield. His special research interests are the occupational culture of the police and issues of race and diversity within the policing community. His studies of the recruitment and the retention of black and other ethnic minority officers have informed national policy ... Read more
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