TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - A qualitative examination of police officers' perception of football supporters
JO  - Police practice and research
A1  - Havelund, Jonas
A1  - Joern, Lise
A1  - Rasmussen, Kristian
SP  - 65
EP  - 78
VL  - 16
IS  - 1
N2  - 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.    Keywords: Soccer<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1561-4263
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2013.865184
ID  - ref1
ER  -