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Negotiating DemandsLaura Huey

Negotiating Demands

Laura Huey
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"The relationship between policing and the governance of society is an important and complex one, especially as it relates to destitute areas. Through a comparative analysis of policing in skid row districts in three cities - Edinburgh, San Francisco, and Vancouver - Negotiating Demands offers an inside look at the influence of local political, moral, and economic issues on police practices within marginalized communities." "Through an analysis of various theoretical approaches and ethnographic field data, Laura Huey unveils a portrait of skid row policing as a political process. Police are…

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3 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2007
    University of Toronto Press · 260 pages · 9780802094827
  • Hardcover · English · 2007
    University of Toronto Press · 260 pages · 9780802092908
  • Other · English · 2016
    University of Toronto Press · 9781442627697
Cross-cultural studiesLaw enforcementPolicePolice-community relationsPolitical aspects of Law enforcementSkid rowSocial MarginalityMarginality, social