Simmel, the police form and the limits of democratic policing
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01/01/2015
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© 2015 The Author. I argue that the social theory of Georg Simmel can be used to illustrate certain limitations to the potential of democratic policing. Simmel makes a number of claims about trust, secrecy and accountability that are shown to have immediate relevance to my empirical case study of police-public consultation forums in Edinburgh, Scotland. Two particular aspects of the 'form' of the police-public relationship-the police's command of non-negotiable force and inequality in the reciprocity of information-play a key role in limiting some of the principal aspirations of democratic policing theory. There are permanent barriers to improving the democratic credentials of the police I argue, yet positive and progressive change is still achievable. |
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eng |
Publicador |
Oxford University Press |
Relação |
http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30075566/harkin-simmelthepolice-2015.pdf http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azv018 |
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2015, Oxford University Press |
Palavras-Chave | #Social Sciences #Criminology & Penology #policing #democratic policing #Simmel #Scottish policing #SOCIOLOGY #GOVERNANCE #COMMUNITY #SECRECY #ORDER |
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Journal Article |