What is it about?
This chapter examines the contemporary issues surrounding the nature and impact of policing within disadvantaged communities in England and Wales. It seeks to critically explore how young peoples encounters with the police can have a stigmatising and marginalising effect. The main focus for discussion will be an exploration of the controversies surrounding the current policy and practice issues within the use stop and search police powers (e.g. Police and Criminal Evidence Act, 1984 and Section 60, Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, 1994), and it provides an appraisal of the current statistical data and maps the shifts and continuities in government priorities initiatives.
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Why is it important?
It offers some new insights young peoples lived experiences and evaluates contemporary youth studies research and the importance of class, race, place and location.
Perspectives
The chapter examines the different theoretical concepts related to the policing, public spaces and ‘stop and search policing in relation to the notion of [B]othering by examining how policing can be identified as the embodiment of respectability and acceptability. It provides some theoretical thoughts into role of policing as a spatial practice (Lefebvre, 1991), and questions the effectiveness of current policy thinking surrounding the priorities for change to policing methods that are based upon instrumental goals and legalities at the expense of developing a more inclusive role which acknowledges the stigmatising effect of policing strategies and seeks to steer a course towards a pastoral policing role which fosters a dialogue, understanding and trust with young people.
Sean F. Murphy
Teesside University
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DOI: 10.2307/j.ctt1t895kx.19.
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