Policing at a distance and that human thing: An appreciative critique of police surveillance

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Policing at a distance and that human thing : An appreciative critique of police surveillance. / Sausdal, David Brehm.

In: Focaal: Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology, Vol. 2019, No. 85, 2019, p. 51-64.

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Sausdal, DB 2019, 'Policing at a distance and that human thing: An appreciative critique of police surveillance', Focaal: Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology, vol. 2019, no. 85, pp. 51-64. https://doi.org/10.3167/fcl.2019.850105

APA

Sausdal, D. B. (2019). Policing at a distance and that human thing: An appreciative critique of police surveillance. Focaal: Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology, 2019(85), 51-64. https://doi.org/10.3167/fcl.2019.850105

Vancouver

Sausdal DB. Policing at a distance and that human thing: An appreciative critique of police surveillance. Focaal: Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology. 2019;2019(85):51-64. https://doi.org/10.3167/fcl.2019.850105

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Sausdal, David Brehm. / Policing at a distance and that human thing : An appreciative critique of police surveillance. In: Focaal: Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology. 2019 ; Vol. 2019, No. 85. pp. 51-64.

Bibtex

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