Policing and Religion in Tuvalu: Perspectives on Navigating Tensions Between Multiple Security Actors

Although religious institutions are an important agent of non-state policing, especially in the Global South, there is a limited understanding of the relationship between religion and policing. The Pacific presents an ideal context in which to examine the relationship between religious and policing...

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Auteurs: Amin, Sara N. (Auteur) ; Watson, Danielle (Auteur) ; Trussler, Tanya (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage 2022
Dans: Journal of contemporary criminal justice
Année: 2022, Volume: 38, Numéro: 3, Pages: 330-345
Sujets non-standardisés:B plural policing
B Police-community relations
B Religion
B Tuvalu
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Résumé:Although religious institutions are an important agent of non-state policing, especially in the Global South, there is a limited understanding of the relationship between religion and policing. The Pacific presents an ideal context in which to examine the relationship between religious and policing institutions in Christian majority postcolonial societies. Moreover, state and religious institutions in the Pacific Island States are currently being subjected to powerful processes, including economic liberalization, globalization, and localization/indigenization, producing both opportunities but also contestations and conflicts. Using interviews with police officers, religious leaders, and community leaders, this article examines how police officers negotiate the tensions between (secular) state law, indigenous structures of authority, and religious authorities in Tuvalu.
ISSN:1552-5406
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary criminal justice
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/10439862221096957