Just Violence
Book • 2017
Rachel Wahl's 'Just Violence' investigates how police officers perceive and justify practices that may violate human rights, using in-depth interviews and qualitative methods to uncover moral reasoning and institutional contexts.
The book examines the social and cultural factors that shape officers’ understanding of violence and the conditions under which rights violations occur.
Wahl situates individual accounts within broader organizational and policy dynamics, highlighting tensions between professional responsibilities and practices on the ground.
Her analysis contributes to debates on accountability, training, and reform by revealing how officers make sense of contested practices.
The work blends ethnography, moral psychology, and policy analysis to offer recommendations for addressing abuses and reshaping police norms.
The book examines the social and cultural factors that shape officers’ understanding of violence and the conditions under which rights violations occur.
Wahl situates individual accounts within broader organizational and policy dynamics, highlighting tensions between professional responsibilities and practices on the ground.
Her analysis contributes to debates on accountability, training, and reform by revealing how officers make sense of contested practices.
The work blends ethnography, moral psychology, and policy analysis to offer recommendations for addressing abuses and reshaping police norms.
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