Policing Vulnerability: the Care and Control of Sex Workers Through Designated Police Officers

The state’s duty to protect vulnerable people gives rise to powerful forms of social intervention, especially in policing. This article reports from co-produced multimethods research focussed on one form of policing vulnerability within an English police force; the role of a specialist sex worker li...

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Main Author: Brown, Kate 1980- (Author)
Contributors: Grace, Sharon ; Redman, Scarlett
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2025, Volume: 65, Issue: 1, Pages: 17-36
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Vulnerability
Sex Work
Policing
Harm Reduction
Justice
Social Control

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