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From a Visible Spectacle to an Invisible Presence: The Working Culture of Covert Policing

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From a Visible Spectacle to an Invisible Presence: The Working Culture of Covert Policing. / Loftus, B.; Goold, B.; Mac Giollabhui, S.
In: British Journal of Criminology, Vol. 56, No. 4, 07.2016, p. 629-645.

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Loftus, B, Goold, B & Mac Giollabhui, S 2016, 'From a Visible Spectacle to an Invisible Presence: The Working Culture of Covert Policing', British Journal of Criminology, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 629-645. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azv076

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Loftus, B., Goold, B., & Mac Giollabhui, S. (2016). From a Visible Spectacle to an Invisible Presence: The Working Culture of Covert Policing. British Journal of Criminology, 56(4), 629-645. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azv076

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Loftus B, Goold B, Mac Giollabhui S. 2016. From a Visible Spectacle to an Invisible Presence: The Working Culture of Covert Policing. British Journal of Criminology. 56(4):629-645. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azv076

MLA

Loftus, B., B. Goold and S. Mac Giollabhui. "From a Visible Spectacle to an Invisible Presence: The Working Culture of Covert Policing". British Journal of Criminology. 2016, 56(4). 629-645. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azv076

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Loftus B, Goold B, Mac Giollabhui S. From a Visible Spectacle to an Invisible Presence: The Working Culture of Covert Policing. British Journal of Criminology. 2016 Jul;56(4):629-645. Epub 2015 Aug 5. doi: 10.1093/bjc/azv076

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Loftus, B. ; Goold, B. ; Mac Giollabhui, S. / From a Visible Spectacle to an Invisible Presence: The Working Culture of Covert Policing. In: British Journal of Criminology. 2016 ; Vol. 56, No. 4. pp. 629-645.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - From a Visible Spectacle to an Invisible Presence: The Working Culture of Covert Policing

AU - Loftus, B.

AU - Goold, B.

AU - Mac Giollabhui, S.

N1 - This work was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (RES-062-23-2212).

PY - 2016/7

Y1 - 2016/7

N2 - In this article, we draw upon data derived from an ethnographic field study of covert policing to shed light on the occupational culture of those officers engaged in the targeted surveillance of the public. Although many of the attitudes and working practices of covert officers mirror those offices found in more ‘traditional’ areas of policing, they also differ from them in a number of important ways. In particular, aspects of the occupational commonsense inherent to covert surveillance work reveals a distinct working culture, which operates in isolation from the clichéd cultural expressions of uniformed police that have been the focus of much scholarship. These alternative expressions of police culture, we suggest, arise from crucial differences in police logics and method.

AB - In this article, we draw upon data derived from an ethnographic field study of covert policing to shed light on the occupational culture of those officers engaged in the targeted surveillance of the public. Although many of the attitudes and working practices of covert officers mirror those offices found in more ‘traditional’ areas of policing, they also differ from them in a number of important ways. In particular, aspects of the occupational commonsense inherent to covert surveillance work reveals a distinct working culture, which operates in isolation from the clichéd cultural expressions of uniformed police that have been the focus of much scholarship. These alternative expressions of police culture, we suggest, arise from crucial differences in police logics and method.

U2 - 10.1093/bjc/azv076

DO - 10.1093/bjc/azv076

M3 - Article

VL - 56

SP - 629

EP - 645

JO - British Journal of Criminology

JF - British Journal of Criminology

SN - 0007-0955

IS - 4

ER -