A qualitative examination of police officers’ perception of football supporters

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ID21177478
AuthorsJonas Havelund (0000-0002-7132-2360, University of Southern Denmark, corresponding author), Lise Joern (0000-0003-4339-054X, University of Southern Denmark), Kristian Rasmussen (University College South Denmark)
Year2015
Volume16
Issue1
Pages65-78
Publication date2015-01-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolice Practice and Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1561-4263 • E-ISSN: 1477-271X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15614263.2013.865184
OpenAlexW2040958496
LanguageEN
References cited20

Several studies stress the importance of thorough knowledge of supporter culture in order to assess the actual level of risk at football matches thereby ensuring a balanced approach by the police in order to avoid conflict situations. This study examines how Danish police officers perceive and categorise football supporters on the basis of a field-based observational study and a qualitative interview study undertaken at the East Jutland Police department in Denmark in the period 2008–2009. The main findings show a general lack of knowledge of supporter culture as well as scepticism towards engaging in dialogue with football supporters. As a consequence of these findings, the East Jutland Police department initiated an educational programme on dialogue policing in 2010. The programme has been successfully evaluated and is now implemented on a national basis

Criminology · Danish · Football · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Skepticism · Social science · Sociology · Supporter · History · Law · Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports Analytics and Performance · Sports, Gender, and Society

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