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Past conversations and analyses, organized so that you can follow issues across time.
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0.1 — The Invention of the Police: Myths, Motives, and the Machinery of Control (Part 3)
See how policing evolved through labour control, moral regulation, suspicion, and the invention of the ‘pre‑criminal’ person.
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0.1 — The Invention of the Police: Myths, Motives, and the Machinery of Control (Part 2)
Uncover how the Metropolitan Police was built on control, not consent — shaping class and politics.
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0.1 — The Invention of the Police: Myths, Motives, and the Machinery of Control (Part 1)
A critical look at how British policing emerged to control the poor and maintain order — far from the myth of “policing by consent.”
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VOLUME O — The Afterlife Of Empire: Why We Police The Way We Do
Explore the imperial origins of modern policing and how colonial logics of power, race, and control still shape today’s institutions.
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Series Hub — Governing Through Crisis: Policing, Power & Public Imagination
A multi-volume project tracing how Britain governs through crisis — exploring policing, power, race, empire, and the narratives that shape public imagination.
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