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Microaggression within the patrol service – a barrier against ethnic representation

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ID21177784
AuthorsMariann Stærkebye Leirvik (0000-0003-2884-5163, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume24
Issue3
Pages306-321
Publication date2023-05-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolice Practice and Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1561-4263 • E-ISSN: 1477-271X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15614263.2022.2110099
OpenAlexW4292470377
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited32

Despite a growing body of research on experiences of discrimination and racism within the police, literature showing how these experiences impact on ethnic representation remains scarce. In this article, I explore which forms of microaggression ethnic minority officers in Norway experience ‘behind the scenes’, from colleagues, and how these experiences affect ethnic representation in the patrol service. A crucial test of whether passive representation translates into active representation is whether police officers make use of their cultural and linguistic competence during police work. Fieldwork observations of and narratives from ethnic minority police officers show that minority officers, on their own initiative, make use of their cultural and linguistic skills in specific situations. Thus, experiences of microaggression impact the use of cultural and linguistic competence among minority officers in a less negative manner than expected

Ethnic group · Linguistics · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Racism · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works1
Citations per year0,33
Citation span2023 - 2023 (1)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 1
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