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id	eprints-39329
recordtype	eprints
institution	SOAS, University of London
collection	SOAS Research Online
language	English
language_search	English
topic	H Social Sciences (General) KJ Europe H Social Sciences K Law
description	Germany not only avoids using the term ‘race’, but its institutions, such as the police, refrain from collecting statistics according to race, gender, ethnicity and so on, which makes it hard to prove that police actions, and particularly violence, differentially affect non-white Germans. Examining a series of controversial cases in which non-white Germans have been killed in encounters with the police, the author argues for an understanding of how race and other identities intersect, and shows how the police mount a dubious ‘cultural defence’ – based on their perceived fears – to justify their disproportionate use of force. Deaths in custody provide a lens through which to view the need in Germany to identify and accept the presence of patterns of institutional racism.
format	Journal Article
author	Bruce-Jones, Eddie
author_facet	Bruce-Jones, Eddie
authorStr	Bruce-Jones, Eddie
author_letter	Bruce-Jones, Eddie
title	German Policing at the Intersection: Race, Gender, Migrant Status and Mental Health
publisher	Sage
publishDate	2014
url	https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/39329/