Policing “suspect communities”: evidence from the Police Gazette of Western Australia
While scholars have recognised the postcolonial legacies of targeted policing practices in Australia, there has been more limited engagement with how this type of policing actually operated in historical context. By examining evidence from the Police Gazette of Western Australia (1876-1908), this ar...
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| Médium: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
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Crime, Histoire & Sociétés
2024
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| On-line přístup: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Shrnutí: | While scholars have recognised the postcolonial legacies of targeted policing practices in Australia, there has been more limited engagement with how this type of policing actually operated in historical context. By examining evidence from the Police Gazette of Western Australia (1876-1908), this article suggests that policing in this period was concerned with exercising power over targeted communities and groups. Policing was often directed towards three “suspect communities”: convicts and former convicts, Indigenous Australians and non-European immigrants. This policing had both immediate and longer-term impacts for individuals and communities, and the impacts have been transmitted through generations and collective memories to the present day. The targeting practices highlighted here are foundational to the institution of modern policing in Australia and need to be fully understood to begin to unpick deep-rooted police stereotyping practices. |
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