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British Journal of Criminology 2009 49(2):165-183; doi:10.1093/bjc/azn071
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The British Journal of Criminology 49:165-183 (2009)
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Policing Housemaids

The Criminalization of Domestic Workers in Bahrain

Staci Strobl*

* Dr, Johh Jay College of Criminal Justice, 899 Tenth Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA; stacistrobl{at}gmail.com. Coinmill.com—currency conversion. Conversions from BD to USD on 21 May 2008. All conversions have been rounded


  Abstract

This research stems from ethnographic observations in 2005 and 2006 of the women's sections of police stations in Bahrain. It uncovered details of a larger social and economic problem in the Arabian Gulf countries involving the unique legal status of the female expatriate guest workers. Housemaids or former housemaids formed the majority of female defendants who were ethnographically observed at Bahrain's local police stations. Observations revealed that this reflected an overall trend of criminalization of domestic worker-related labour disputes. This research presents the types of cases observed and discusses the women police as agents of social control whose job involves handling a larger socio-economic problem at the backend, through policing.


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