Media and the Representation of the Police

'representation of the police allows us a chance to look at how the supposedly powerful are represented, providing a good opportunity to see hegemony in action.'

'The representation of the police over time can be viewed as the gradual erosion of respect and authority'

Representing the 'golden age' of policing and providing an enduring representation of the good police officer.'

'Police are also represented in documentary/ reality programmes such as Police, Camera, Action, Traffic Cops and Crimewatch UK.'

 'interesting representations of the police can be found in local and national newspapers.'

'The police have always been a popular subject for broadcast fiction and feature films'

'Dixon contributed to the original stereotype of the police officer'

'a white man, not too bright but reliable, honest and morally sound'

'This stereotype served us well through the 50s and even the 60s'

'controlling mods and rockers, arresting hippies and beatniks, and could even be seen doing battle with ethnic groups in the 1976 Notting Hill Carnival riots'

'The police fought people who could easily be categorised as 'other' - by their long hair (the hippies), their strange clothes (beatniks, mods and bikers) or their different skin colour'