1st Edition
Framing the Police on Twitter Public Discourse on Abolishing Police, Defunding Police, and Community Policing
98 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
98 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
98 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This work assesses the various meanings attached to calls for police reform in the public discourse on social media, providing readers with a greater appreciation of the assumptions, empirical claims, and rhetorical nuances that underpin the current dialogue about police policy. Drawing upon an intersectional theoretical and mixed-methods approach, the authors look at what it means to "defund" or... Read more
1 Media Depictions of Law Enforcement
2 Abolish the Police on Twitter
3 Defund the Police on Twitter
4 Public Discourse and the Nature of Community Policing
5 Summary and Conclusions
Biography
Benjamin Gross is Associate Professor of Sociology at St. Bonaventure University. He earned his PhD in Sociology from Michigan State University.
Samantha M. Gavin is Assistant Professor of Criminology at St. Bonaventure University. She earned her PhD in Criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
