policing
- Created by: Joanaar
- Created on: 01-11-21 15:12
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- Policing
- consensual approach
- close relationship between local area and police
- represents the interests of majority
- police come from community and reflect its interests
- conflict approach
- Scranton (1985)
- imposes middle class values on working class and ethnic minority communities
- higher patrol rates in these areas
- impose law which reflects the bourgeoise
- don't represent the interest of the working class/ethnic minority
- becomes an 'us' and 'them' situation
- individualistic
- each officer has
- Reiner (1992)
- Police can show discretion when applying law
- they do this in three ways:
- individualistic
- individualistic
- each officer has
- individualistic
- cultural
- police officers are overwhelming white and male
- work long hours with one another and develop a very specific occupational culture
- canteen culture
- Skolnick (1966) and Graef (1989) this develops in four ways
- suspicion
- internal solidarity
- conservatism
- masculinity
- Culture is wc male, physical prowess and strength etc is emphasised
- work long hours with one another and develop a very specific occupational culture
- police officers are overwhelming white and male
- structural
- individualistic
- they do this in three ways:
- Police can show discretion when applying law
- Scranton (1985)
- structural
- law is based in favour of bourgeoisie
- crime is seen as a street crime
- Tarling (1988) - 65% of police time is spent patrolling public space
- usually poorer neighbourhoods and city centres
- consensual approach
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