Terrorizing police: Revisiting ‘the policing of terrorism’ from the perspective of Danish police detectives
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Terrorizing police : Revisiting ‘the policing of terrorism’ from the perspective of Danish police detectives. / Sausdal, David.
I: European Journal of Criminology, Bind 18, Nr. 5, 2021, s. 755-773.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Terrorizing police
T2 - Revisiting ‘the policing of terrorism’ from the perspective of Danish police detectives
AU - Sausdal, David
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - A common conclusion in criminology is that fears of terrorism are being (mis)used. The media have used them to market their products, politicians to promote themselves as protectors, and the police have profited through being granted increased powers and resources. Some scholars even argue that one outcome has been a growing militarization of the police. This article revisits this debate. It does so by taking an ethnographic look at how the war on terror has affected a number of Danish police detectives’ daily work. In doing so, the paper shows how the idea that police (mostly) benefit from the war on terror somewhat misses the mark – at least when seen from the perspective of frontline officers. As the article demonstrates, rather than mobilizing Danish detectives, terrorism most often makes them feel mired.
AB - A common conclusion in criminology is that fears of terrorism are being (mis)used. The media have used them to market their products, politicians to promote themselves as protectors, and the police have profited through being granted increased powers and resources. Some scholars even argue that one outcome has been a growing militarization of the police. This article revisits this debate. It does so by taking an ethnographic look at how the war on terror has affected a number of Danish police detectives’ daily work. In doing so, the paper shows how the idea that police (mostly) benefit from the war on terror somewhat misses the mark – at least when seen from the perspective of frontline officers. As the article demonstrates, rather than mobilizing Danish detectives, terrorism most often makes them feel mired.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - Detective/police culture
KW - etnography
KW - fear
KW - frustration
KW - militarization
KW - policing
U2 - 10.1177/1477370819874449
DO - 10.1177/1477370819874449
M3 - Journal article
VL - 18
SP - 755
EP - 773
JO - European Journal of Criminology
JF - European Journal of Criminology
SN - 1477-3708
IS - 5
ER -
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