dialoguedialogue. background gothenburg riots 2001 european council meeting & visit by president...
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BackgroundGothenburg, 2001
•No remarks regarding fair and meeting security•3 main demonstrations generally calm•Blockade of Hvitfeldtska Senior High School•Reclaim the city•Violent riots and police brutality; 53 police officers and 90 demonstrators injured•530 arrests•Chief commissioner charged for the blockade•1 demonstrator shot by police and seriously injured
BackgroundThe Gothenburg committee report
•6 man Contact group (”Psyops group”) invention
•Support within highest level of hierarchy, but mocked by colleagues; ”the cozy group”
•Evaluation; clear purpose and mandate; time frame to be able to combat distrust; work on getting the concept accepted by the rank and file; need of understanding of these group and society as a whole; keep agreements simple
National perspective•SPT – Special Police Tactics
•Dialogue group in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmoe - 3,5 full time posts
•30 dialogue officers on part time
Police dialogue has been developed to be:
- A mediation between demonstrators and police departments /state and municipalities
- The method is dialogue
The main purpose of police dialogue is:
• To be a link between demonstrators and the police department
• To be a safeguard for citizens rights, according to the constitution
Freedom of speech
Freedom of religion
Freedom to assembly
Freedom to organise
Freedom of information
Constitutional law in Sweden
• Reduce the risk of violent disturbances and crimes
• Avoid misunderstandings, the spread of rumours and stereotypisation
• Create confidence and trust between police and demonstrators
In the long run, dialogue police
should work with:
undemocratic movements, aiming to get them to realise the
benefits of using democratic methods and views
People who follow the rules and regulations of a democratic society should always get
advantages to those who do not
To literally teach the democratic way by pointing out the clear connection between acts and
consequences
Create basis for commanders decisions and
tactical considerations
Create basis for commanders decisions and
tactical considerations
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