{"product_id":"danger-in-police-culture-gr-inne-perkins-9781837531134","title":"Danger in Police Culture: Perspectives from South Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDanger in Police Culture: Perspectives from South Africa\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fresh perspective on how officers understand, interpret and construct danger. With unique insight from working with uniformed and detective police, the author breaks new ground as the first researcher to work alongside a Tactical Response Team in South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough ethnographic research in South Africa, Perkins explores the lived experiences of police navigating danger and death. Reframing the question of what makes policing dangerous, the author employs a theoretical framework as a prism, illuminating ambiguous ideas shaping perceptions of danger in police culture. A vivid portrayal of how danger is materialized through risk reduction strategies and artefacts, dramatized through memorialization and normalized in daily police practices, Perkins concludes by reflecting on policy developments aimed at addressing the understanding and influence of danger in contemporary policing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderscoring the need to reconsider the concept of danger in policing, this is a much-needed assessment of its understanding and impact on contemporary police work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn support of the Perkins S?ch疣a Scholarship, the author's proceeds from the sale of this book will be used to fund the continuing development of South African graduate students in Criminal Justice and Criminology studies in the Global South.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gr疂nne Perkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1837531137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781837531134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Emerald Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Gr疂nne Perkins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44616597897471,"sku":"9781837531134","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_84f0b836-2d67-47eb-a14d-fb5a52ef95e5.jpg?v=1703021226","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/danger-in-police-culture-gr-inne-perkins-9781837531134","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}