The acquisition of legitimacy for civilian policing: a case study of pedophile hunting groups

The state has encouraged civilians to take control of their own security through partnership and self-governance. Resultantly, civilians involved in the provision of security are attempting to obtain legitimacy for their civilian policing efforts. To investigate the acquisition of legitimacy for civ...

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Main Author: Ireland, Leanna (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2023, Volume: 79, Issue: 2, Pages: 195-216
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Civilian policing
Digital vigilantism
Legitimacy
Pedophile hunting
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