Spycops : secrets and disclosure in the undercover policing inquiry /

Schlembach, Raphael,

Spycops : secrets and disclosure in the undercover policing inquiry / Raphael Schlembach. - 1 online resource (160 pages)

Chapter 1 - An (Un)acknowledged Truth -- Chapter 2 - The Undercover Policing Scandal -- Chapter 3 - Deviant Knowledge and Activist Research -- Chapter 4 - The Public Inquiry as a Site of Struggle -- Chapter 5 - Dirty Data and Devices of Dis/Closure -- Chapter 6 - Human Rights and Data Protection -- Chapter 7 - In and Against the Undercover Policing Inquiry -- Chapter 8 - Public Inquiries at a Crossroads

In the academic analysis of the 'spycops' scandal, the author draws on extensive fieldwork and his first-hand experience of police infiltration in this exploration of covert policing practices. The `spycops' scandal has laid bare the existence of secretive police units that sent undercover police officers to infiltrate and undermine hundreds of political campaigns and activist groups. This is the first academic analysis of the activists' experiences and their attempts to find answers and accountability in the Undercover Policing Inquiry. Written from the perspective of the `policed', the author draws on extensive fieldwork and his first-hand experience of police infiltration through his participation in climate campaigns.

9781447365389 (ePub ebook) : 27.99 9781447365396


Undercover operations--Great Britain.
Political activists--Great Britain.
True Crime.
Social services & welfare, criminology
Crime & criminology
Police & security services
Police law & police procedures
Violence in society
Ethical issues & debates
Political corruption

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