Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies (TILES)

Propinquitous Policing: Lessons from rural, regional, and remote Tasmania research

On 12 February, Professor Nicole Asquith gave a presentation on Propinquitous Policing: Lessons from rural, regional, and remote Tasmania at the School of Social Sciences’ seminar series, University of Tasmania. In this seminar Prof Asquith reported on the preliminary findings from her ethnographic and shadowing research undertaken over the last two years in Tasmania’s southern and western regions. Prof Asquith's presentation can be viewed on the Intranet of the University of Tasmania (Social Sciences Brown Bag Seminar Series 2021).

The ethnographic research Small Town Policing: Community-police relationships in remote communities is conducted with the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management (DPFEM) and its core research methodology are interviews and observations. Expected final research outcomes will provide detailed knowledge of the everyday policing practices that facilitate the co-production of law and order in remote communities and contribute to a recommendation for policy and practice innovation.

Prof Asquith is leading the newly established Policing and Emergency Management discipline at the School of Social Sciences and she is the Director of TILES.

Published on: 15 Feb 2021