Policing the Pandemic: How Public Health Becomes Public Order

Written in the context of the #Blacklivesmatter protests, this book explores why law enforcement responses to a public health emergency are prioritised over welfare provision and what this tells us about the state's criminal justice institutions.

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Autor principal: Fatsis, Lambros (Autor)
Otros Autores: Lamb, Melayna (Contribuidor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol Policy Press 2021
En:Año: 2021
Edición:1st ed.
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Sumario:Written in the context of the #Blacklivesmatter protests, this book explores why law enforcement responses to a public health emergency are prioritised over welfare provision and what this tells us about the state's criminal justice institutions.
Front cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the authors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- One: Policing 'the public' as a virus -- Two: The order of public health -- Three: Safety without police: an abolitionist provocation -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Back cover.
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Descripción Física:1 online resource (149 pages)
ISBN:9781447361091