Sensemaking in detective work: The social nature of crime investigation
| Autor: | Markus Hällgren, Oscar Rantatalo, Ola Lindberg |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
domestic violence
Pedagogy 05 social sciences Social nature Pedagogik sensemaking Sensemaking Criminology Crime investigation detective work Work (electrical) 0502 economics and business minor crime 050501 criminology Domestic violence Sociology Law Research question 050203 business & management Business Administration Företagsekonomi 0505 law |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Police Science & Management. 23:119-132 |
| ISSN: | 1478-1603 1461-3557 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1461355720980759 |
| Popis: | In this article, we contribute to the knowledge on police detectives’ work practices, and report how police detectives make sense of casework in a social manner. As our research question, we address the ways in which detective work can be understood as a social process. To target this question, we conducted an ethnographic study that examines how detectives who work with domestic violence and high-volume crimes strive to frame and understand events in everyday investigative practice. The data consist of approximately 200 hours of ethnographic data and interviews from two departments in a Swedish police station. The results indicate that detectives’ sensemaking of casework took place through two principal practices: a concluding practice and a supporting practice. Furthermore, the findings show that detectives’ work is highly social and procedural. This suggests that detectives’ work practice is of a social nature and that contacts between investigators are important to take into account in the organization of an investigative department. |
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