‘There’s always got to be a villain’: the police as ‘dirty’ key workers and the effects on occupational prestige

The COVID-19 pandemic has afforded the opportunity for key workers in some traditionally ‘dirty’ occupations to experience elevated levels of prestige. Although public perceptions of certain key workers have evolved in this way not all occupations have benefitted from comparable narratives. Using da...

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Authors: De Camargo, Camilla (Author) ; Whiley, Lilith A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Policing and society
Year: 2022, Volume: 32, Issue: 5, Pages: 646-663
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Pandemic
taint
occupational prestige
‘dirty’ work
Police