A little respect: Swearing, police and criminal justice discourse

© The Author(s) 2018. This article interrogates a commonly articulated idea in relation to the criminalisation of offensive language: namely, that swearing at police challenges their authority and thereby deserves criminal punishment. Drawing on critical discourse analysis, the article examines repr...

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Main Author: Methven, E (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2018
In:Year: 2018
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