Police and the Policed: Language and Power Relations on the Margins of the Global South

by Danielle Watson

Book Overview

This book examines communication between police and residents of a designated crime 'hotspot' community in the Global South. It looks at communicative realities within a marginalised community in the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago and explores how police and the individuals that they police purposefully assign categories to each other before, during and after interactions. It also examines the relations between the police and the community...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030008827
• ISBN13: 9783030008826
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"