RT Article
T1 Border policing, procedural justice and belonging: the legitimacy of (cr)immigration controls in border areas
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 58
IS 3
SP 624
OP 643
A1 Brouwer, Jelmer
A2 Woude, Maartje Amalia Hermina van der 1980-
A2 Leun, Joanne van der 1963-
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1572339969
AB Research suggests that social identity plays an important role in citizens’ views of legal authorities. This article draws on fieldwork observations and semi-structured interviews or surveys to examine both officers’ perceptions and the experiences of people that are stopped in the context of border policing in the border areas of the Netherlands. Our results indicate that non-Dutch citizens and Dutch majority group members generally find these stops acceptable, while Dutch ethnic minority group members perceive them as more problematic. This was mostly related to the feeling of being profiled and a lack of clarity about the reason for the stop. While officers were committed to fair treatment, they also believed that the impact of a stop is very limited. The article finishes by discussing the implications of these findings for issues of belonging and legitimacy. The article finishes by discussing the implications of these findings for issues of belonging and legitimacy.
K1 Border policing
K1 Legitimacy
K1 Procedural justice
K1 Social identity
K1 Schengen
K1 Grenzkontrolle
K1 Soziale Identität
K1 Verfahrensgerechtigkeit
DO 10.1093/bjc/azx050