Police Ethnic Profiling in Hungary – An Empirical Research

Acta Juridica Hungarica, 50, No 3, pp. 253–267 (2009)

15 Pages Posted: 31 Dec 2013

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Andras Kadar

Hungarian Helsinki Committee

Andras Pap

Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Social Sciences Institute for Legal Studies; Central European University Nationalism Studies Program; Faculty of Humanities, Department for Communications and Media Studies

Date Written: 2009

Abstract

Profiling by law enforcement agencies has become one of the most widely researched and debated questions in legal discussions relating to ethnic and racial discrimination in the criminal justice system. This research report highlights the findings of a recent pilot research project organized by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee that focused on police stop and search practices and their discriminatory effects on Hungary’s largest ethnic minority, the Roma. As part of the research, for the first time in Hungary, broad-spectrum data collection on the ethnic aspects and general efficiency of ID checks has been conducted.

Keywords: criminal justice, discrimination, ethnic profiling, law enforcement, police, Hungarian Helsinki Committee

Suggested Citation

Kadar, Andras and Pap, Andras and Pap, Andras, Police Ethnic Profiling in Hungary – An Empirical Research (2009). Acta Juridica Hungarica, 50, No 3, pp. 253–267 (2009), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2373297

Andras Kadar

Hungarian Helsinki Committee ( email )

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Hungary

Andras Pap (Contact Author)

Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Social Sciences Institute for Legal Studies ( email )

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Budapest, H-1014
Hungary

Central European University Nationalism Studies Program ( email )

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Budapest, H-1051
Hungary

Faculty of Humanities, Department for Communications and Media Studies ( email )

Budapest Múzeum krt. 6-8.
Budapest, -- H1088
Hungary

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