{"product_id":"negotiating-demands-9780802094827","title":"Negotiating Demands","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe relationship between policing and the governance of society is an important and complex one, especially as it relates to destitute areas. Through a comparative analysis of policing in skid row districts in three cities  Edinburgh, San Francisco, and Vancouver  \u003ci\u003eNegotiating Demands\u003c\/i\u003e offers an inside look at the influence of local political, moral, and economic issues on police practices within marginalized communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough an analysis of various theoretical approaches and ethnographic field data, Laura Huey unveils a portrait of skid row policing as a political process. Police are regularly called upon to negotiate often-conflicting sets of demands, especially within the context of disadvantaged or troubled neighbourhoods. Examining a broad spectrum of police procedures and community responses, Huey offers a reconceptualization of the police as political actors who ''negotiate demands'' of different constituencies. How the police meet these demands  thr\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405230317911,"sku":"9780802094827","price":29.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780802094827.jpg?v=1730489206","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/negotiating-demands-9780802094827","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}