| Tittel: | Policing high-trust societies - five pieces to the puzzle | | Ansvar: | Synnøve Ugelvik | | Forfatter: | Ugelvik, Synnøve  | | Materialtype: | Artikkel - elektronisk | | Signatur: | Nordisk politiforskning | | Utgitt: | Oslo : Universitetsforlaget, 2016 | | Omfang: | S. 97-110 | | Serie: | Nordisk politiforskning ; 2/2016 | | Innhold: | Nordic societies are often perceived as cohesive, high-trust societies, and this perception is backed up by several studies (see such as Kääriäinen, 2007; for Norway in particular, e.g., Runhovde, 2010; OECD, 2013; Thomassen et al., 2014). At least two reasons may be given for level of trust between citizens and the police: A strong sense of shared group membership and a high level of trust in government (see, e.g. Thomassen and Kääriäinen, 2016). The Nordic countries are, however, rapidly becoming far more heterogeneous. Dealing with an increasing number of strangers and foreigners may be challenging for police forces traditionally accustomed to policing high-trust societies. A government that is not able to maintain the appropriate, efficient and legitimate level of control over its territory may appear less trustworthy. A pressing question is whether the Nordic police models are under pressure, and whether such a stress threatens the high level of trust. | | Del av verk: | Nordisk politiforskning 2/2016 |
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