A Little Respect: Swearing, Police and Criminal Justice Discourse
This article interrogates a commonly articulated idea in relation to the criminalisation of offensive language: namely, that swearing at police challenges their authority and thereby deserves criminal punishment. Drawing on critical discourse analysis, the article examines representations of swearin...
Main Author: | Elyse Methven |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Queensland University of Technology
2018-09-01
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Series: | International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy |
Online Access: | https://www.crimejusticejournal.com/article/view/428 |
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