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Yesufu, S. (2013). Discriminatory Use of Police Stop-and-Search Powers in London, UK. International Journal of Police Science & Management, 15(4), 281-293.
discrimination, police, prejudice, racism, stop and search
This paper has three purposes: first, to highlight the history of police abuses of power in relation to dealing with…
Read moreNicolas Jounin et al. (2015). Le faciès du contrôle. Contrôles d’identité, apparence et modes de vie des étudiant(e)s en Île-de-France. Déviance et Société (Vol. 39), p. 3-29
appearance, discrimination, ID checks, police, race, racism
Based on a quantitative survey among students, this article looks at the way police offi- cers carry out stops and…
Read moreVerwee, I. (2013) De politierol bekeken door de bril van de burger. Een caleidoscoop van verwachtingen en betekenissen. Antwerpen: Maklu
citizen, police, role
Verwee examined the way in which the population describes the role of the police. She noticed big differences between population…
Read moreVanassche, N. & A. Verhage (2015) Racisme en etnisch profileren door politie: in België? Cahiers Politiestudies, 35-58
Belgium, Ethnic minority youth, Ethnic profiling, police, racism
The authors examine to what extent the ethnic minority youth of Kortrijk experiences the actions of the police as racist.…
Read moreSahin, N., Braga, A. A., Apel, R., & Brunson, R. K. (2017). The impact of procedurally-just policing on citizen perceptions of police during traffic stops: The Adana randomized controlled trial. Journal of quantitative criminology, 33(4), 701-726.
procedural justice, Legitimacy, police, traffic stops
The process-based model of police legitimacy suggests, when police are perceived to make fair decisions and treat people with respect,…
Read moreSaarikkomäki, E. (2017). Trust in public and private policing: Young people’s encounters with the police and private security guards. PhD thesis. University of Helsinki
procedural justice, Labelling, police, private security, Trust, Young people
While general trust in the police is high in Finland, young people’s encounters with the police can be problematic. The…
Read moreRidgeway, G. (2009). Cincinnati Police Department traffic stops applying RAND’s framework to analyze racial disparities. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, Center on Quality Policing.
Cincinnatti., discrimination in law enforcement, Ohio, police, Race discrimination, Racial profiling in law enforcement, Traffic Violations
In 2002, the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD) joined with other agencies and organizations to improve police-community relations in the city.…
Read moreQureshi, F. (2007). The impact of extended police stop and search powers under the UK Criminal Justice Act 2003. Policing, 30(3), 466-483.
Arrest, Criminal Justice, Ethnic groups, Laws and legislation, police, United Kingdom
The introduction of the UK's Criminal Justice Act (CJA) 2003 extended police stop and search powers. It allowed officers to…
Read moreQuinton, P., Olagundoye, J., & Great Britain. Home Office. Research, Development Statistics Directorate. (2004). An evaluation of the phased implementation of the recording of police stops : In response to recommendation 61 of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry (Home Office development and practice report ; 23). London: Home Office Research, Development and Statistice Directorate.
Community relations, England & Wales, police, stop and searches
The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry recommended that all stops (as well as searches) should be recorded by the police and a…
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