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This fine grained, witty and surprisingly mature work illustrates not only the world of detectives, but also the rich contours of the drug markets that they are tasked with policing. Ethnography rather than metrics enables us to unpack this intricate universe, and Bacon's study of specialist covert drug squads in 'Smallville' and 'Metropolis' allows us to understand the complexity of the relationship between enforcement and illicit markets. * Professor Dick Hobbs, Policing & Society * In conclusion, this book is both a very pleasurable read and a significant scholarly addition to the tiny literature on specialist drug detectives ... It is clearly a book that will be read by researchers and academics with an interest in the field, but I think it will also be of great interest to students, who are likely to find it accessible and thought provoking. * Charlie Lloyd, University of York (ANZ Journal of Criminology, 2017) * Bacon's book is an important contribution to contemporary scholarship in the field and will be usefully mined for insights by academic criminologists and many other types of scholar. What I found particularly good about this book is the meticulous ethnographic description of the workings of the drug detectives. The discussions about informant handling, the formalities of source and information evaluation and the descriptions of the intelligence process, help the reader to understand the management structure of covert policing. * Professor James Sheptycki, Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice. * Taken with Bacon's insightful and personal field note extracts, the book makes for an engaging read ... he reports honestly on the views and opinions of the officers he engaged with over two years. * Harry Shapiro, Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy *

Taken with Bacon's insightful and personal field note extracts, the book makes for an engaging read ... he reports honestly on the views and opinions of the officers he engaged with over two years. Harry Shapiro, Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy Bacon's book is an important contribution to contemporary scholarship in the field and will be usefully mined for insights by academic criminologists and many other types of scholar. What I found particularly good about this book is the meticulous ethnographic description of the workings of the drug detectives. The discussions about informant handling, the formalities of source and information evaluation and the descriptions of the intelligence process, help the reader to understand the management structure of covert policing. Professor James Sheptycki, Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Bacon's book is an important contribution to contemporary scholarship in the field and will be usefully mined for insights by academic criminologists and many other types of scholar. What I found particularly good about this book is the meticulous ethnographic description of the workings of the drug detectives. The discussions about informant handling, the formalities of source and information evaluation and the descriptions of the intelligence process, help the reader to understand the management structure of covert policing.

Taken with Bacon's insightful and personal field note extracts, the book makes for an engaging read ... he reports honestly on the views and opinions of the officers he engaged with over two years. * Harry Shapiro, Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy * Bacon's book is an important contribution to contemporary scholarship in the field and will be usefully mined for insights by academic criminologists and many other types of scholar. What I found particularly good about this book is the meticulous ethnographic description of the workings of the drug detectives. The discussions about informant handling, the formalities of source and information evaluation and the descriptions of the intelligence process, help the reader to understand the management structure of covert policing. * Professor James Sheptycki, Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice. * In conclusion, this book is both a very pleasurable read and a significant scholarly addition to the tiny literature on specialist drug detectives ... It is clearly a book that will be read by researchers and academics with an interest in the field, but I think it will also be of great interest to students, who are likely to find it accessible and thought provoking. * Charlie Lloyd, University of York (ANZ Journal of Criminology, 2017) * This fine grained, witty and surprisingly mature work illustrates not only the world of detectives, but also the rich contours of the drug markets that they are tasked with policing. Ethnography rather than metrics enables us to unpack this intricate universe, and Bacon's study of specialist covert drug squads in 'Smallville' and 'Metropolis' allows us to understand the complexity of the relationship between enforcement and illicit markets. * Professor Dick Hobbs, Policing & Society *

This fine grained, witty and surprisingly mature work illustrates not only the world of detectives, but also the rich contours of the drug markets that they are tasked with policing. Ethnography rather than metrics enables us to unpack this intricate universe, and Bacon's study of specialist covert drug squads in 'Smallville' and 'Metropolis' allows us to understand the complexity of the relationship between enforcement and illicit markets. * Professor Dick Hobbs, Policing & Society * Bacon's book is an important contribution to contemporary scholarship in the field and will be usefully mined for insights by academic criminologists and many other types of scholar. What I found particularly good about this book is the meticulous ethnographic description of the workings of the drug detectives. The discussions about informant handling, the formalities of source and information evaluation and the descriptions of the intelligence process, help the reader to understand the management structure of covert policing. * Professor James Sheptycki, Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice. * Taken with Bacon's insightful and personal field note extracts, the book makes for an engaging read ... he reports honestly on the views and opinions of the officers he engaged with over two years. * Harry Shapiro, Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy *

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Matthew Bacon is a Lecturer in Criminology and a member of the Centre for Criminological Research at the University of Sheffield. His research interests include police culture, criminal investigation, drug control policy and the informal economy.

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