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Finstad, L. (2018). Hva er politi? [What is police?]. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget
police, racialized profiling, stop and search
Chapter 4: Discussing "Guilty until proven innocent? On stop and search on potential suspects". This is a particularly useful reference…
Read moreFinstad, L. (2000). Politiblikket [The Police Gaze]. Oslo: Pax Forlag.
deviant behavior, Police gaze, stop and search
This book, for the first time, provided a comprehensive criminological study of the police service, described by the police themselves.…
Read moreEllis, D. (2012). Stop and Search: Disproportionality, Discretion and Generalisations. The Police Journal, 83(3), 1-18.
discretion, intuition, reasonable suspicion, stop and search, suspicion
It has long been recognised that discretion is vital to good police work. However, in Britain (and many other countries),…
Read moreDobrowolska-Opła, M. (2018) Rola Policji w zapewnianiu bezpieczeństwa meczów piłki nożnej w ujęciu sieciowym, Toruń
soccer hooliganism, stop and search
The study focuses on Police effectiveness in preventing soccer hooliganism, including amont other factors the use of stop & search…
Read morede Maillard, J., Hunold, D., Roché, S., & Oberwittler, D. (2018). Different styles of policing: discretionary power in street controls by the public police in France and Germany. Policing and society, 28(2), 175-188.
comparison, discrimination, police, proactive policing, stop and search, street policing
By analysing French and German police stop and search on the streets based on embedded observations in police patrols and…
Read moreDelsol, R. & M. Shiner (eds) (2015). Stop and Search: the Anatomy of a Police Power. London: Palgrave Macmillan
effectivness, policing, stop and search, Trust
This book reviews the key controversies surrounding the police power to stop and search members of the public. It explores…
Read moreBowling, B., & Phillips, C. (2007). Disproportionate and Discriminatory: Reviewing the Evidence on Police Stop and Search. Modern Law Review, 70(6), 936-961.
Criminal Justice, Police Powers, Racism Racial Discrimination, stop and search
Eight years after the Lawrence Inquiry, the question of police powers to stop and search people in public places remains…
Read moreAriel, B., & Tankebe, J. (2018). Racial stratification and multiple outcomes in police stops and searches. Policing and Society, 28(5), 507-525.
arrests, Donald Black, ethnicity, formal warnings, stop and search, Stratification
The present study explores ethnic differences in stop-and-search outcomes. It uses data from 53,858 stop-and-search incidents recorded by a United…
Read moreAasgaard, I. & M. Langford (2019) “Policing”, book chapter in Langford, Skivenes & Søvig (eds), Children Rights in Norway: an Implementation paradox. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.
Children, racial profiling, stop and search
This chapter specifically addressed racial profiling in Norway. Aasgaard and Langford debates the international critique of Norway (e.g. EU, UN)…
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