Wel of geen identiteitscontrole?
                    Het dilemma van de ‘rule enforcer’

Saudelli, Inès

doi:10.5553/tcc/221195072018008003005

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“…The police officers had immediately seen that the slot in the ATM had been tampered with, whereas we saw nothing at all. Thanks to such experiences, police officers are more and more convinced that they possess a certain “feeling” (Saudelli, 2018, p. 66). In addition, more experienced colleagues could strengthen the gut feeling by pointing out certain signs to (new and inexperienced) police officers.…”

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

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Kimpe

Christiaens

2021

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“…She lists several factors that influence police decision-making in relation to the decision to arrest: situational factors (characteristics of the event: time and place, level of suspiciousness), personal factors (personal opinion on how serious the situation is), the assessment of effectiveness (what will the effect of my decision be), the level of frustration of the police officer, the time of the event (end of the shift versus beginning), policy choices (who makes decisions), strategies and the role of leadership (what will the superior say). Furthermore, there are different studies that try to understand a certain decision-making process, such as the decision to use force (Noppe, 2016(Noppe, , 2019Noppe & Verhage, 2017;Verhage et al, 2018), performing proactive identity checks (Saudelli 2019(Saudelli , 2021 and ethnic profiling (Janssens & Forrez, 2015;Vanassche & Verhage, 2015). These studies explore a specific decision rather than decision-making in general.…”

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“…This results in the assumption that police officers are not supposed to have discretion in theory and that this is not formally acknowledged. However, the use of discretion has been the subject of research in Belgium (Gilleir, 2013), as have other aspects related to decision-making such as the use of force (Noppe, 2016;Noppe & Verhage, 2017), proactive identity checks (Saudelli, 2019) and the incidence of integrity violations . With the exception of the study of Gilleir, which is rather broad, these studies focus on particular aspects or processes of decisionmaking.…”

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The complexity of police decisions: A collaborative study on police decision-making in Belgium

Feys

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Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice

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Street-level police officers are regularly confronted with complex situations and often have to make split-second decisions. Despite the importance of these decisions for procedural justice and police legitimacy, we know little about the factors that impact Belgian police officers’ decision-making. This article explores this topic by means of semi-structured interviews (n = 46) in the Belgian local police. We conclude that there is a variety of factors that play a role. These factors can be divided into four groups: characteristics of the police officer, characteristics of the civilian, organizational characteristics, and situational characteristics. The most influential factors are police officers’ professional experience, laws and regulations, police officers’ personality, one’s colleagues and supervisors, and whether or not the civilian is aggressive and known by the police.

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Wel of geen identiteitscontrole? Het dilemma van de ‘rule enforcer’

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

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

The complexity of police decisions: A collaborative study on police decision-making in Belgium

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