Middle Eastern police forces have a reputation for carrying out repression and surveillance on behalf of authoritarian regimes, despite frequently under enforcing the law. But what is their role in co-creating and sustaining social order? In this book, Jessica Watkins focuses on the development of t...

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1. Verfasser:	Watkins, Jessica 1979- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2022
Schriftenreihe:	Cambridge Middle East studies
Schlagworte:	Police / Jordan Law enforcement / Jordan Crime / Jordan Criminal justice, Administration of / Jordan
Online-Zugang:	BSB01 UBG01 URL des Erstveröffentlichers
Zusammenfassung:	Middle Eastern police forces have a reputation for carrying out repression and surveillance on behalf of authoritarian regimes, despite frequently under enforcing the law. But what is their role in co-creating and sustaining social order? In this book, Jessica Watkins focuses on the development of the Jordanian police institution to demonstrate that rather than being primarily concerned with law enforcement, the police are first and foremost concerned with order. In Jordan, social order combines the influence of longstanding tribal practices with regime efforts to promote neoliberal economic policies alongside a sense of civic duty amongst citizens. Rather than focusing on the 'high policing' of offences deemed to threaten state security, Watkins explores the 'low policing' of interpersonal disputes including assault, theft, murder, traffic accidents, and domestic abuse to shed light on the varied strategies of power deployed by the police alongside other societal actors to procure hegemonic 'consent'
Beschreibung:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jun 2022)
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 230 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781009105781
DOI:	10.1017/9781009105781