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This document summarizes and discusses an ethnographic study of police competence and culture. It argues that assessments of police competence must consider both formal criteria and informal cultural norms within the police organization. Through examples from fieldwork in the US and UK, it illustrates how police officers exercise discretion and make judgments of competence based on situational demands, local knowledge, and organizational expectations rather than rigidly adhering to predetermined styles or r

Author

Gissela Remolcoy

Language

EN