Relational Police Work: how Police Officers Work With, On and Through ‘Personal Relationships’ in a Danish Gang Exit Programme

This article examines how police-assisted gang desistance in Denmark is run on the backdrop of a particular kind of ‘relational work’ that focuses on relationships as the basis for change. The analysis is based on ethnographic fieldwork and interviews conducted in 2020 with police officers, social w...

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Main Author: Johansen, Mette-Louise (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2024, Volume: 64, Issue: 2, Pages: 292-307
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