Police Work and Identity: A South African Ethnography

by Andrew Faull

Book Overview

This is a book about the men and women who police contemporary South Africa. Drawing on rich, original ethnographical data, it considers how officers make sense of their jobs and how they find meaning in their duties. It demonstrates that the dynamics that lead to police abuses and scandals in transitional and neo-liberalising regimes such as South Africa can be traced to the day-to-day experiences and ambitions of the average police officer. It...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138233293
• ISBN13: 9781138233294
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"