Portugal - 2012
Are there police professional associations thatpromote and endorse anti-migrant/anti-minority agendas and discourse?
- Code:
- RED45
- Key Area:
- Policing - Law Enforcement - Justice
- Strand(s):
- Racism
| Short Answer |
No. There are no police professional associations that promote or endorse anti-migrant or anti-minority agendas or discourse. |
| Qualitative Info |
Some years ago a responsible of one of the police professional associations expressed the opinion that recent trends on immigration from eastern European countries was directly linked to the emergence and increase of extreme violent criminality. NGO’s and migrant associations immediately criticized his statement. Police associations that considered that his declarations were misinterpreted also promptly denied it. Since then police structures have been extremely cautious about this and such correlation was not established again. |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Ethnic minorities |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Inter-ethnic |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Policing - law enforcement |
| External Url | |
| Situation(s) |
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| Library |
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| Short Answer |
No. There are no police professional associations that promote or endorse anti-migrant or anti-minority agendas or discourse. |
| Qualitative Info |
Some years ago a responsible of one of the police professional associations expressed the opinion that recent trends on immigration from eastern European countries was directly linked to the emergence and increase of extreme violent criminality. NGO’s and migrant associations immediately criticized his statement. Police associations considered that his declarations were misinterpreted and promptly denied it. Since then police structures have been extremely cautious about this and such correlation was not established again.
Source:
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| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Ethnic minorities |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Inter-ethnic |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Policing - law enforcement |
| External Url | |
| Situation(s) |
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| Library |
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