Contrôles d'identité : la discrimination légale

Ferré, Nathalie

doi:10.3917/pld.082.0007

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“…In the legal frameworks of various other countries, too, the grounds justifying a police stop are formulated so vaguely that interpretation becomes necessary. In the United Kingdom and the USA, for example, the wording “reasonable grounds/suspicion” is used (Bridges, 2015; Rosenfeld and Fornango, 2017), while France refers to “raisons plausibles” (Ferré, 2009) and the Netherlands uses the notion “redelijkerwijs noodzakelijk” (Van der Woude and van der Leun, 2013). A clear operationalisation of these concepts is also lacking.…”

Section: Proceeding To Identity Checks: Finding the Right Balance Bet...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Police stops, suspicion and the influence of police department cultures: a look into the Belgian context

Saudelli

Kimpe

Christiaens

2021

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how suspicion that leads to a police stop is developed by police officers in Belgium, and the way in which police department culture influences the creation of suspicion.Design/methodology/approachThe data on which this article is based are the result of an ethnographic study within two local Belgian police forces. In total, the researcher has observed for a total amount of 750 h the day-to-day practices of police officers in different police services. Next to that, 37 in-depth interviews were taken from police officers employed in the same services that participated in the observations.FindingsWhile the creation of suspicion in a police officer's mind is a complex process that is influenced by various factors such as the individual characteristics of the police officer and the applicable legislation, the impact of police department culture is equally important and can be responsible for maintaining discriminatory and stereotypical mindsets.Originality/valueThe originality of this paper lies in the fact that it offers insight into the Belgian police stop practice, a topic about which not much is known on an international level. In addition, it also focuses on the role of departmental cultures in the actions of police officers.

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Section: Proceeding To Identity Checks: Finding the Right Balance Bet...mentioning

confidence: 99%