The violence of everyday police disrespect: experiences of encounters with the police in Canada’s capital
Scholarship on police violence tends to either center the historical role of the institution in protecting an unequal social order or the individual use of force. To broaden our understanding and unpack how violence manifests in everyday interactions, we examined 251 accounts of police encounters in...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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Deviant behavior
Year: 2023, Volume: 44, Issue: 10, Pages: 1443-1461 |
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| Summary: | Scholarship on police violence tends to either center the historical role of the institution in protecting an unequal social order or the individual use of force. To broaden our understanding and unpack how violence manifests in everyday interactions, we examined 251 accounts of police encounters in Ottawa, Canada. Finding that disrespect was disturbingly common, we developed a typology that highlights the spectrum of police disrespect as it manifests through: a) denial of bodily autonomy, b) demeaning verbal interactions, and c) disdain. We argue that everyday police disrespect may appear banal compared to the use of physical force, but that it is a significant part of a continuum of dehumanization that creates an atmosphere that renders police violence possible. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 1458-1461 |
| ISSN: | 1521-0456 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01639625.2023.2208254 |