The social construction of police heroes

No. Panggil :	eja-21-0275
Nama Orang :	Terpstra, Jan Salet, Renze






Penerbitan :	[Place of publication not identified] : Sage - Crime and Justice, 2020

Abstrak	This article deals with the social construction of police heroes, an important, but often neglected aspect in police research. The dramaturgical approach as developed by Goffman is used to understand how police heroes come into being and how they can fall into disgrace. The social construction of the police hero is studied first by looking at the person of Buford Pusser, a Tennessee sheriff in the 1960s and 1970s who has often been seen as the most famous American (police) hero. From the dramaturgical perspective three different patterns can be distinguished that can contribute to the instability of police heroism and that can result in the fall of the hero into disgrace. Finally, it is suggested that social meaning and practices of police heroism are highly dependent on their cultural context.
Entri Tambahan Nama Orang
001 Hak Akses (open/membership)	membership
Kata Kunci	Police, heroes, social construction, police imagination, Buford Pusser
ISSN
Tahun Terbit	2020
No. Induk	eja-21-0275
Entri Sumber Data	Sage - Crime and Justice
Entri Utama Nama orang	Terpstra, Jan; Salet, Renze
Volume, Nomor, Tahun dan Hlm.	vol. 22, no. 1, p. 16-25
Barcode	eja-21-0275
Subjek Topik
Judul Utama	The social construction of police heroes
Kode Bahasa	eng
Sumber Koleksi	Perpustakaan Nasional