Communicating and categorising ‘kidnap’ incidents in UK police emergency calls: a conversation analytic study

This study of police emergency calls in the UK addresses the interactional work conducted when dealing with reports of kidnap. In the UK, kidnap is classed as a type of ‘crime-in-action’, known to be complex to categorise and code for the appropriate police response. Using the qualitative method of...

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Autor principal: Atkins, Sarah (Autor)
Otros Autores: Richardson, Emma ; Traynor, Joanne ; Deamer, Felicity
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2025
En: Policing and society
Año: 2025, Volumen: 35, Número: 2, Páginas: 149-170
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