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Patrolling the “thin blue line” in a world in motion : an exploration of the crime migration nexus in UK policing

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Aliverti, Ana J. (2020) Patrolling the “thin blue line” in a world in motion : an exploration of the crime migration nexus in UK policing. Theoretical Criminology, 24 (1). pp. 8-27. doi:10.1177/1362480619841905

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Abstract

This paper examines the contemporary role of the police in patrolling the nation’s territorial and social borders. The police play an important role in framing ideas and perceptions of order and disorder. By selecting when and against whom to apply coercion, the police not only constitute crime and criminals. They shape the boundaries of civility and patrol the margins of citizenship. Such role has been revitalized lately as they are tasked with immigration enforcement functions. Drawing on an empirical examination of immigration-police cooperation in England, I explore how police and immigration officers define the remits of their job and work alongside in everyday policing. I argue that the reliance on immigration enforcement by the police evinces the limitations of modern policing to decipher the new geographies of crime and disorder, and their difficulties in offering a reassuring response to public anxieties and ultimately in producing social order.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
K Law [Moys] > KC International Law
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Emigration and immigration law, Police -- England, Citizenship
Journal or Publication Title: Theoretical Criminology
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
ISSN: 1362-4806
Official Date: 1 February 2020
Dates:
DateEvent
1 February 2020Published
19 April 2019Available
26 February 2019Accepted
Volume: 24
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 8-27
DOI: 10.1177/1362480619841905
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Publisher Statement: Aliverti, A. (2019) Patrolling the “thin blue line” in a world in motion : an exploration of the crime migration nexus in UK policing. Theoretical Criminology. Copyright © 2019 The Author. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1362480619841905
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