Community policing initiatives that aim to address diversity are increasingly
required to engage with Gypsies and Travellers. In this article the policing of
Gypsies and Travellers is outlined through analysis of empirical research in the
south-west of England. The research shows that the police work with multiple public
and private agencies to control the movement and settlement of Gypsies and
Travellers, but the engagement of Gypsies and Travellers in community policing
initiatives is limited. The police primarily engage with Gypsies and Travellers
through enforcement practice. Gypsies and Travellers are shown here to respond to
their experiences of policing in a number of ways that attempt to place them beyond
the gaze of formal agencies. In conclusion the article questions the degree to which
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