Revisiting the demeanour effect: a video-observational analysis of encounters between law enforcement officers and citizens in Amsterdam

We investigate the ‘demeanour hypothesis’, stating that police officers are more likely to arrest and use force against citizens who display a ‘bad attitude’. We observed 78 encounters captured on surveillance cameras in the city of Amsterdam. Video material allowed us to code specific behaviours (‘...

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Main Author: Sunde, Hans Myhre (Author)
Contributors: Weenink, Don ; Rosenkrantz Lindegaard, Marie
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Policing and society
Year: 2023, Volume: 33, Issue: 8, Pages: 953-969
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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