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Race in Police Disciplinaries; Protestant Fishermen in Scotland

Laurie Taylor explores if ethnic minority officers are more likely to be subject to investigations. Also, evangelical fishermen in Scotland.

Race in police 'misconduct' proceedings - Laurie Taylor considers new research exploring the perception that ethnic minority police officers are disproportionally subjected to such investigations. Graham Smith, Senior Lecturer at University of Manchester School of Law, looked at data provided by 3 English police services over a 4 year period between 2008 and 2011.

Also, Evangelical Fishermen - the lives and beliefs of fundamentalist Christians living in a remote Scottish fishing village. Joseph Webster, Lecturer in Anthropology, Queen's University Belfast, discusses his study of an austere community of Protestant Brethren struggling with the crisis of the contemporary fishing industry whilst also focusing on the 'End of Days'. How does this most demanding form of religious faith survive in the midst of the tough and perilous work at sea?

Producer: Jayne Egerton.

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Graham Smith

Senior Lecturer in Regulation, School of Law, University of Manchester

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Graham Smith, Harry Hagger Johnson & Chris Roberts (2014)
Policing and Society: An International Journal of Research and Policy
DOI: 10.1080/10439463.2014.895349

Joe Webster

Lecturer in Anthropology, Queen’s University Belfast

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The Anthropology of Protestantism: Faith and Crisis among Scottish Fishermen
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-10: 1137336536
ISBN-13: 978-1137336538

Music in today's programme

CD Title: The Bright Mississippi

Artist: Allen Toussaint

Track No: 3

Track Title: St. James Infirmary

Label: Nonesuch 7559799287

Composer: Irving Mills

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CD Title: Tatties And Herrin' (The Sea)

Artist: Isla St Clair

Track No: 15

Track Title: Will Your Anchor Hold?

Label: Greentrax CDTRAX 146

Composer(s): William James Kirkpatrick, Priscilla Owens

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The panel of judges will select six finalists, and from that shortlist the judges will select an overall winner who will be awarded a prize of £1000.

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