CRIM 3652 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ethnography, Racialization, Hypermasculinity
15 Dec 2016
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Explored the methodologies associated with ethnography, the ontological basis, and the need to interrogate this kind of work. Get a glimpse and snapshot of the activities of those in power. Tia reading: she discussed the methodological dilemmas, such as informed consent. We have mislabelled certain groups as marginalized persons. If we seek to conduct research on the police, who possess greater powers over us, there are serious dilemmas that exist. The idea of policing boredom and how that governs us. Substantive findings that ethnographic work on policing has uncovered. Ethnographic work on policing has the ability to uncover many of the hidden aspects of police work and culture. Some of this work contributes to exposing deviant subcultures within police forces. Frontstage characterization of how and where the police learn their trade. Backstage: learning policing through experience in the patrol car with the training officer. Instances of police deviance: james forcillo: sammy yatim death.
