Parking tickets and police reform: an analysis of the development and impact of police scandals

While police scandals are often assumed to arise from major forms of misconduct, here I argue that minor or banal events can also precipitate scandals and mobilise significant reform initiatives. My argument is based on a case-study analysis of two scandals surrounding allegations of misconduct in r...

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Main Author: Mulcahy, Aogán (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Policing and society
Year: 2021, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 161-178
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