Policing in a relational state: the case of sorcery accusation-related violence in Papua New Guinea

Sorcery accusation-related violence raises many profound policing challenges, especially in countries where police forces find themselves outnumbered and outgunned by mobs of perpetrators. Drawing on empirical evidence from a multi-year study into this phenomenon in Papua New Guinea reveals the ways...

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Main Author: Forsyth, Miranda (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Policing and society
Year: 2022, Volume: 32, Issue: 5, Pages: 611-628
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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