_{Project Description UK}

_{The latest visual technologies, such as body-worn and mobile phone cameras, are changing public perceptions of policing. Public reaction to this new visibility of policing practices such as use-of-force, crowd control and stop and search procedures has been extremely polarised. As recent news stories have shown, video footage can be a way through which policing decisions are challenged by the public, often being shared in near real-time. Yet despite video’s capacity to capture interactions with exceptional audio-visual clarity, the video does not ‘speak for itself’.}

_{This research engages with the extensive literature on the phenomenology of perception, offering a conceptual and theoretical examination of how perception—mediated or not— operates within society. Using police training, institutional and citizen accounts on policing events as what we term “perspicuous settings,” we explore how police conducts are witness-able, account-able, and reason-able—or remain contested—for all practical purposes. Through this lens, we advance academic understanding of the complex processes by which audio-visual stimuli are transformed into meaningful, actionable information, contributing to broader theoretical discussions about how perception is achieved and negotiated between individuals and communities.}

_{Team UK}

_Cardiff

_{Prof Robin James Smith}

_{^{Sociologist, Principal Investigator}}

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_{Dr Terry S.H. Au-Yeung}

_{^{Sociologist, Research Associate}}

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_{Project Affiliates}

_{André Buscariolli}

_{^{UC Santa Barbara}}

_{Dr Emma Richardson}

_{^{Loughborough University}}

_{Dr Mike Rowe}

_{^{University of Liverpool}}

_{Dr Kate Steel}

_{^{University of West of England}}

_{Dr Penny Xanthopolou}

_{^{University of Exeter}}