Promoting the police: A thematic analysis of the New Zealand Police recruitment campaigns and the construction of officers’ identities

Prior to 2021, the New Zealand (NZ) Police had consistently struggled to meet the required target of recruiting new police officers. As a strategy to promote the NZ Police and to subsequently increase the number of officers within the force, a series of recruitment campaigns were broadcasted. Despit...

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Main Author: Nairn, Angelique (Author)
Contributors: Roebuck, Ruby
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Journal of criminology
Year: 2022, Volume: 55, Issue: 2, Pages: 221-238
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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