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“Tough, loyal, reputable”: D/discourses and subcultures in police vocational training

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posted on 2011-01-01, 00:00 authored by Cheryl RyanCheryl Ryan
Warrior, Tough-love family, and Perfect self were identified as prevailing D/discourses (i.e., words, tools, beliefs, thinking styles) in police vocational training (i.e., vocational knowledge and skills to fulfil police operations). This paper provides an overview of research into the ‘discourse-practice’ (Cherryholmes 1988, p.34) framework of policing in a police vocational training environment with recruits. The research distinguished the dominant subcultures and prevailing D/discourses, and analysed the impact of these on individuals’ identity, subjectivity, agency, learning and membership within the policing community.

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Event

Australasian Women and Policing. Conference (7th : 2011 : Hobart, Tas.)

Pagination

1 - 11

Publisher

ACWAP

Location

Hobart Tas.

Place of publication

Woden, ACT

Start date

2011-08-21

End date

2011-08-24

Language

eng

Publication classification

E1.1 Full written paper - refereed

Copyright notice

2011, ACWAP

Title of proceedings

ACWAP 2011 : Making it Happen - Police and Community : Proceedings of the 7th ACWAP conference

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