RT Article
T1 Researching inside police custody in four jurisdictions: ‘Getting in’, ‘getting on’, ‘getting your hands dirty’ and ‘getting through it’
JF Criminology & criminal justice
VO 23
IS 2
SP 273
OP 289
A1 Skinns, Layla
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1838174044
AB As a unique criminal justice organisation, the police present challenges, but also opportunities for those who research them. These are examined, in terms of getting in, getting on, getting your hands dirty and getting through it, using data collected as part of a comparative multi-method study of police custody in large cities in Australia, England, Ireland and the United States in 2007 and 2009. As this research took place on the cusp of the proliferation of research with the police, retrospective examination of field notes is used to reflect on how the research process is influenced not just by one’s social origins but also by the culture of academia and the politics of knowledge production. It is argued that while research with the police is becoming the norm, research on the police is still of value as part of a diverse police research agenda.
K1 Reflexivity
K1 positionality
K1 politics of knowledge production
K1 police custody
K1 Comparative Research
DO 10.1177/17488958221087491