Alyce Mcgovern
Biographic Data
| ID | 3838529 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alyce Mcgovern |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alyce |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcgovern |
| SIGNATURE | MCGOVERN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | UNSW Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4568-2546 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Risky, Subversive, and Deviant? A Criminological Analysis of Guerrilla Knitting
Guerrilla knitting, otherwise known as yarn bombing, is a form of graffiti or street art that has grown in popularity and prevalence over the past decade. Whilst other forms of street art and graffiti have drawn interest from criminologists, much less has been written about the cultures of, and responses to, those who engage in knitting graffiti. Examining the phenomenon through the lens of cultural criminology, and drawing on empirical research …
Memetic copaganda
Recently, numerous police organisations have made a strategic decision to employ humour on social media, via memes and other comical posts, to increase community engagement with their content and manage their public image. One key example of this practice comes from New South Wales Police, a state-based Australian police force whose self-described ‘meme strategy’ led to considerable increases in the organisation’s social media following. Through …
Media, legal and young people’s discourses around sexting
The term sexting has come to be associated with media, political and public concern over young people’s involvement in the sending and/or receiving of nude or semi-nude images and/or videos of one another. Public discourses around sexting have framed the practice as problematic, reflecting long-held – and often very real – anxieties over young people and their sexuality. Of particular focus in relation to sexting have been the risks and harms ass…
Crime, Media and New Technologies
Additional informationNotes on contributorsAlyce McGovernDr Alyce McGovern is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of New South Wales. She has undertaken and published research on a range of topics relating to the intersection of crime and media, including police–media relations, police use of social media, and sexting and young people. She is also interested in criminology higher education. Her recent publications include Policing …
Logics of risk
The risk society thesis suggests that risk thinking has, in the twenty-first century, become pervasive across numerous organisations, including police. Police are now one of a number of agents that put themselves forward as expert advisers on risk reduction and management techniques. Police organisations not only govern through risk logics and make claims to special expertise in risk management, communication and reduction; they are also increasi…
The end of symbiosis? Australia police–media relations in the digital age
As the police move further into areas of traditional journalistic practice, the 'unhappy marriage' between the police and the media becomes more complex. To what extent this symbiotic relationship has allowed for transparency has varied over time, subject to political, operational and technological change. While acknowledging the police premium on access to information, this relationship is further challenged by police oversight bodies, the sprea…
Force to sell
In recent years, policing organisations have become increasingly savvy at producing positive images of police work through both the old and new media via the growth in professionalised police public relations (PR) infrastructure. This image work comes as a response to a number of modern policing and political challenges such as the public fear of crime, a range of police reform agendas, the perceived crisis in policing consent and the withering o…
Force to sell
In recent years, policing organisations have become increasingly savvy at producing positive images of police work through both the old and new media via the growth in professionalised police public relations (PR) infrastructure. This image work comes as a response to a number of modern policing and political challenges such as the public fear of crime, a range of police reform agendas, the perceived crisis in policing consent and the withering o…
Memetic copaganda
Recently, numerous police organisations have made a strategic decision to employ humour on social media, via memes and other comical posts, to increase community engagement with their content and manage their public image. One key example of this practice comes from New South Wales Police, a state-based Australian police force whose self-described ‘meme strategy’ led to considerable increases in the organisation’s social media following. Through …
The end of symbiosis? Australia police–media relations in the digital age
As the police move further into areas of traditional journalistic practice, the 'unhappy marriage' between the police and the media becomes more complex. To what extent this symbiotic relationship has allowed for transparency has varied over time, subject to political, operational and technological change. While acknowledging the police premium on access to information, this relationship is further challenged by police oversight bodies, the sprea…
Logics of risk
The risk society thesis suggests that risk thinking has, in the twenty-first century, become pervasive across numerous organisations, including police. Police are now one of a number of agents that put themselves forward as expert advisers on risk reduction and management techniques. Police organisations not only govern through risk logics and make claims to special expertise in risk management, communication and reduction; they are also increasi…
Media, legal and young people’s discourses around sexting
The term sexting has come to be associated with media, political and public concern over young people’s involvement in the sending and/or receiving of nude or semi-nude images and/or videos of one another. Public discourses around sexting have framed the practice as problematic, reflecting long-held – and often very real – anxieties over young people and their sexuality. Of particular focus in relation to sexting have been the risks and harms ass…
Force to sell
In recent years, policing organisations have become increasingly savvy at producing positive images of police work through both the old and new media via the growth in professionalised police public relations (PR) infrastructure. This image work comes as a response to a number of modern policing and political challenges such as the public fear of crime, a range of police reform agendas, the perceived crisis in policing consent and the withering o…
Crime, Media and New Technologies
Additional informationNotes on contributorsAlyce McGovernDr Alyce McGovern is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of New South Wales. She has undertaken and published research on a range of topics relating to the intersection of crime and media, including police–media relations, police use of social media, and sexting and young people. She is also interested in criminology higher education. Her recent publications include Policing …
Logics of risk
The risk society thesis suggests that risk thinking has, in the twenty-first century, become pervasive across numerous organisations, including police. Police are now one of a number of agents that put themselves forward as expert advisers on risk reduction and management techniques. Police organisations not only govern through risk logics and make claims to special expertise in risk management, communication and reduction; they are also increasi…
The end of symbiosis? Australia police–media relations in the digital age
As the police move further into areas of traditional journalistic practice, the 'unhappy marriage' between the police and the media becomes more complex. To what extent this symbiotic relationship has allowed for transparency has varied over time, subject to political, operational and technological change. While acknowledging the police premium on access to information, this relationship is further challenged by police oversight bodies, the sprea…
Media, legal and young people’s discourses around sexting
The term sexting has come to be associated with media, political and public concern over young people’s involvement in the sending and/or receiving of nude or semi-nude images and/or videos of one another. Public discourses around sexting have framed the practice as problematic, reflecting long-held – and often very real – anxieties over young people and their sexuality. Of particular focus in relation to sexting have been the risks and harms ass…
Memetic copaganda
Recently, numerous police organisations have made a strategic decision to employ humour on social media, via memes and other comical posts, to increase community engagement with their content and manage their public image. One key example of this practice comes from New South Wales Police, a state-based Australian police force whose self-described ‘meme strategy’ led to considerable increases in the organisation’s social media following. Through …
Risky, Subversive, and Deviant? A Criminological Analysis of Guerrilla Knitting
Guerrilla knitting, otherwise known as yarn bombing, is a form of graffiti or street art that has grown in popularity and prevalence over the past decade. Whilst other forms of street art and graffiti have drawn interest from criminologists, much less has been written about the cultures of, and responses to, those who engage in knitting graffiti. Examining the phenomenon through the lens of cultural criminology, and drawing on empirical research …
Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Policing Practices and Perceptions (5 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Social media (4 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Politics (3 works)