Peripheral inclusion? Gypsy Roma Traveller Police Association officers speak out

IF 0.2 4区社会学 Q4 ANTHROPOLOGY

Romani Studies Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI:10.3828/rs.2022.5

A. Drummond

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Abstract

Abstract:This research article concerns the experiences of 15 members of the Gypsy Roma Traveller Police Association (GRTPA). Following contact via snowball research methods these members – 12 of whom are regular police officers, the remaining three comprising of a retired officer, a civilian member of staff and a police community support officer (PCSO) – agreed to take part in semi-structured interviews. The majority claimed Gypsy, Roma, or Traveller (GRT) heritage, and, set against a conceptual framework concerning anti-gypsyism, the way in which these members are subjected to what is regarded here as “peripheral inclusion” becomes evident as concerns are raised within this article as to the conduct of some police officers towards both GRTPA members and the wider GRT communities. This is framed against a background of three specific topics raised as cause for concern by participants within the initial focus group: policing by consent, the policing of Traveller sites, and the impact of racism on GRTPA members claiming GRT ethnicity. Overall, the key findings indicate that anti-gypsyism impacts relationships between some police and GRTs, that the community appears not to be policed by consent, and that GRTs are commonly viewed as criminal by some police making it difficult for many GRT officers to raise their voices and claim an ethnic status that has been so discredited. Thus a recommendation is for trainee officers to be schooled to appreciate the importance of incorporating cultural competency into the workplace and meaningfully respect diversity in all its forms.

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外围夹杂物？吉普赛罗姆人流浪者警察协会官员发声

摘要:本文研究了吉普赛游民警察协会(GRTPA) 15名成员的经历。通过滚雪球研究方法接触后，这些成员同意参加半结构化访谈，其中12人是正规警务人员，其余3人包括一名退休警官、一名文职职员和一名警察社区支援主任。大多数人声称自己是吉普赛人、罗姆人或游民(GRT)的遗产，并且，与反吉普赛主义的概念框架相反，这些成员遭受“外围包容”的方式变得明显，因为本文提出了一些警察对GRTPA成员和更广泛的GRT社区的行为的担忧。在最初的焦点小组中，参与者提出了三个引起关注的具体问题:同意监管、对旅行者网站的监管、种族主义对自称为GRT种族的GRTPA成员的影响。总体而言，主要调查结果表明，反吉卜赛影响了一些警察与临时安置区之间的关系，该社区的治安似乎不是经过同意的，临时安置区通常被一些警察视为犯罪分子，这使得许多临时安置区官员难以提高他们的声音，并要求获得如此不可信的种族地位。因此，建议培训军官认识到将文化能力纳入工作场所的重要性，并有意义地尊重各种形式的多样性。

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Romani Studies Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

CiteScore

0.80

自引率

50.00%

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期刊介绍： Founded in 1888, the Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society was published in four series up to 1982. In 2000, the journal became Romani Studies. On behalf of the Gypsy Lore Society, Romani Studies features articles on many different communities which, regardless of their origins and self-appellations in various languages, have been referred to in English as Gypsies. These communities include the descendants of migrants from the Indian subcontinent which have been considered as falling into three large subdivisions, Dom, Lom, and Rom. The field has also included communities of other origins which practice, or in the past have practiced, a specific type of service nomadism. The journal publishes articles in history, anthropology, ethnography, sociology, linguistics, art, literature, folklore and music, as well as reviews of books and audiovisual materials.