Thin Blue : The Unwritten Rules Of Policing South Africa
Jonny. Steinberg
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | New York : : Jonathan Ball Publishers, , 2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (185 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Title page; Acknowledgments; Two incidents, juxtaposed; The bluff; Captain R; To Newclare and back; Mtutu; Police as allergy; Constable T and the impossible suburbs; Grilled chicken, boiled rice; Refuge; Sibanda of the suburbs; References; Further reading; Copyright. - A country is policed only to the extent that it consents to be. When that consent is withheld, cops either negotiate or withdraw. Once they do this, however, they are no longer police; their role becomes something far murkier. Several months before they exploded into xenophobic violence, Jonny Steinberg travelled the streets of Alexandra, Reiger Park and other Johannesburg townships with police patrols. His mission was to discover the unwritten rules of engagement emerging between South Africa's citizens and its new police force. In this provocative new book, Steinberg argues that pol
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| ISBN | 9781868423033
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