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"Negotiation in the Law Enforcement Context" published on by Oxford University Press.

A historian's commentary on difficulties involved in listening to & learning from narratives of the poor describes how these stories shed light on complex social entities & how the perspectives of poor people promote the creation of new research & a new politics for addressing changing realities. Nonetheless, it is maintained that it is hard for those involved in the domain of policy & political action to welcome the voices of the poor into active dialogue. One approach to oral history uses narratives of the people to provide data that are later interpreted/analyzed by the historian. Another approach views these narratives as self-explanatory & self-empowering. Dilemmas involved in trying to find a middle ground are explored, & personal experiences collecting working-class narratives are drawn on to illustrate concerns related to conducting, handling, editing, presenting, & interpreting interview narratives. Despite the difficulties, it is maintained that talking/listening across diverse realms of experience, combined with expertise, can provide the tools to create a new discourse of possibilities. 3 References. J. Lindroth