Researching the use of force: the background to the international project |
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| Authors: | Philip Stenning Christopher Birkbeck Otto Adang David Baker Thomas Feltes Luis Gerardo Gabaldón Maki Haberfeld Eduardo Paes Machado P A J Waddington |
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| Institution: | 1.School of Sociology & Criminology,Keele University,Keele,UK;2.School of English, Sociology, Politics and Contemporary History,University of Salford,Salford,UK;3.Netherlands Police Academy,Apeldoorn,Netherlands;4.Apeldoorn,Netherlands;5.Criminal Justice, School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences,Monash University,Churchill,Australia;6.Criminology, Criminal Justice Policy and Police Science,Ruhr-University Bochum,Bochum,Germany;7.Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas,Universidad Católica Andrés Bello,Caracas,Venezuela;8.John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY),New York,USA;9.Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas,Universidade Federal da Bahía,Salvador,Brazil;10.History and Governance Research Institute,University of Wolverhampton,Wolverhampton,UK |
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| Abstract: | This article provides the background to an international project on use of force by the police that was carried out in seven
countries. Force is often considered to be the defining characteristic of policing and much research has been conducted on
the determinants, prevalence and control of the use of force, particularly in the United States. However, little work has
looked at police officers’ own views on the use of force, in particular the way in which they justify it. Using a hypothetical
encounter developed for this project, researchers in each country conducted focus groups with police officers in which they
were encouraged to talk about the use of force. The results show interesting similarities and differences across countries
and demonstrate the value of using this kind of research focus and methodology.
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