Visible policing: uniforms and the (re)construction of police occupational identity

This article contributes to contemporary criminological debates on police visibility by exploring the relationship between police uniforms, artefacts and occupational identity. The article is influenced by visual criminology and semiotics and draws on elicitation interviews with officers and staff f...

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Authors: Rowe, Michael (Author) ; Jones, Matthew (Author) ; Millie, Andrew (Author) ; Ralph, Liam (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Policing and society
Year: 2023, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 222-237
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Keywords:
Police Culture
policework
Uniforms
Visible policing

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