"Hobocops": undercover policing's deceptive encounters

Policing cultures have reflected a conservative mindedness, particularly when directed toward street-involved, unhoused persons. Yet alongside an increase in urban poverty across Canada, public police today have taken up a puzzling, disturbing affinity with the identity of homelessness. We explore p...

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Autores principales: Monaghan, Jeffrey 1980- (Autor) ; Walby, Kevin 1981- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2018
En: Criminological encounters
Año: 2018, Volumen: 1, Número: 1, Páginas: 7-18
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