Citation

Shapiro MJ. Secur. Dialogue 2009; 40(4-5): 443-461.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0967010609342880

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article locates the contemporary security climate of the city of Los Angeles within a historical trajectory of modes of securitization. While some of the analysis treats the material and technological aspects of cities in general, and Los Angeles in particular, much of my emphasis, articulated in readings of both literary and film versions of police procedurals, is on discursive barriers. Ultimately, I suggest that, materially and discursively, urban America features class and ethnic fault lines that serve as the primary bases of security management.