Traces of terror : counter-terrorism law, policing, and race / Victoria Sentas.
Series: Clarendon studies in criminology: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191772870 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Terrorism -- Prevention | Terrorism -- Prevention -- Law and legislation | RacismAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199674633DDC classification: 363.32517 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Based on field work in Australia, this book investigates the effects of counter-terrorism law and policing on Muslim, Somali, Turkish Kurds and Sri Lankan Tamil communities. Drawing together in-depth interviews with members of Victoria Police and those who are being policed, participant observations of community forums, and a detailed investigation of government and police policy, legislation and case law, the author explains how processes of criminalisation and racialisation are sustained.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Based on field work in Australia, this book investigates the effects of counter-terrorism law and policing on Muslim, Somali, Turkish Kurds and Sri Lankan Tamil communities. Drawing together in-depth interviews with members of Victoria Police and those who are being policed, participant observations of community forums, and a detailed investigation of government and police policy, legislation and case law, the author explains how processes of criminalisation and racialisation are sustained.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 28, 2014).