Policing sport mega-events : security, spectacle, and camouflage in Rio de Janeiro /

'Policing Sport Mega-Events' shows how globalised mega-event security standards have been implemented and adapted in the everyday practices of security officials, at various positions in the Brazilian security apparatus, through first hand insights into the 2014 Men's World Cup and th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pauschinger, Dennis (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Series:	Clarendon studies in criminology.
Subjects:	Police. Hosting of sporting events > Security measures. Police > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro. Hosting of sporting events > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro. Accueil d'événements sportifs > Brésil > Rio de Janeiro. Social services & welfare, criminology. True Crime. Electronic books.
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Summary:	'Policing Sport Mega-Events' shows how globalised mega-event security standards have been implemented and adapted in the everyday practices of security officials, at various positions in the Brazilian security apparatus, through first hand insights into the 2014 Men's World Cup and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Item Description:	This edition also issued in print: 2023.
Physical Description:	1 online resource : illustrations.
Audience:	Specialized.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780191943386 019194338X