Double Expectations
Law Enforcement Workers and Dilemmas on Handling Drug Use at the Street Level
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 12969899 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Rafaela Rigoni (0000-0002-8393-4604, Utrecht University, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2017 |
| Volumen | 6 |
| Páginas | 103-116 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2017-06-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | International Journal of Criminology and Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1929-4409 • E-ISSN: 1929-4409 |
| Editorial | Lifescience Global (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.6000/1929-4409.2017.06.11 |
| OpenAlex | W2673236134 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 1 |
| Referencias citadas | 25 |
This paper analyses law enforcement workers’ experiences when transforming policies for crack cocaine and heroin into practice. It focuses on dilemmas workers have and choices they make when approaching drug users. Grounded theory principles and ethnographic techniques were used to gather and analyse in depth interviews and extensive participant observations of 20 workers across the cities of Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Porto Alegre (Brazil). The comparative analysis enables to explore the impact of different socio-economic and political environments on workers’ practices around drug use. Three areas in which law enforcement workers reported to have dilemmas concern workers’ choices on how to deal with violence; choices between being tough or friendly towards users; and on defining their role on curbing public nuisance. If a first sight shows differences between the cities, in a closer look interesting similarities appear. When deciding upon approaching drug users, law enforcement workers drift between order and care approaches. At the street level, different contexts produce ambiguities and workers’ experiences question the etic reductionism in simple dichotomies of care vs. order approaches. From this closer perspective, similarities appear more clearly, as well as counterpoising perspectives to the stereotypical views of Dutch and Brazilian workers
Business · Criminology · Dichotomy · Enforcement · Law enforcement · Order (exchange · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Law · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
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Descartáveis urbanos
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