Policing Race and Nightlife By Nikhaela Wicks

Through critical analysis of police diversity training, the discriminatory actions of door staff and security teams as well as street-level policing practices, this study offers a timely intervention into debates on race, surveillance and nightlife. It is essential reading for scholars of policing, racial justice and night-time economy studies in the UK and beyond.
This book exposes how policing and licensing practices shape UK nightlife as a racialized space, with harmful consequences for Black and Gypsy and Traveller communities. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and interviews with key nightlife stakeholders, it reveals how governance structures – from police-led meetings to licensing decisions – work to suppress racialized night-time events and Black male performers.
Order here: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/policing-race-in-the-night-time-economy
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Manuel Garcia-Ruiz (April 23, 2026). Policing Race and Nightlife By Nikhaela Wicks. International Night Studies Network. Retrieved May 14, 2026 from https://doi.org/10.58079/164iq
