Traces of terror : counter-terrorism law, policing, and race / Victoria Sentas.

By:

Sentas, Victoria [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Clarendon studies in criminologyPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780191772870 (ebook) :

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Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification:

363.32517 23

LOC classification:

HV6431

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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.

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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.

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Traces of terror : counter-terrorism law, policing, and race / Victoria Sentas.