...Ashwin Varghese; Aishwarya Rajeev Purpose The paper aims to examine the gendered underpinnings of policework in India. In doing so, it contributes to discourses on gender, work and policing, by focusing on a particular facet of gender and policing in India, i.e. the various forms of work...

...Ross Hendy Purpose This article explores officer use of suspicion before informal police-citizen encounters as a method to further understand police officer decision-making. There is a body of research focused on officer decision-making before formal “stop and search” encounters, yet, while...

...Claudia Emeline Cox Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide some initial reflections on the complexities and challenges faced when conducting observations with police officers working in response and neighbourhood policing roles from the perspective of a young, female, researcher...

...Mike Rowe; Elizabeth Turner; Geoff Pearson Purpose The authors consider current policy debates in the UK about the professionalisation of the police to respond to changing patterns of crime and, specifically, the suggestion that officers be educated to degree level. Drawing on the ethnographic...

...S. Marlon Gayadeen; Scott W. Phillips Purpose – The purpose of this research is to examine ritualistic humor or joking that exists in a small, rural police department in Western New York. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected through participatory observations and interviews...

...Pauline Ramshaw Purpose This article seeks to look at the police officer on patrol. It aims to explore three categories of work undertaken during periods of un‐tasked patrol where officers can self‐direct their work. Design/methodology/approach Informed by empirical data from an ethnographic...