Plataforma por la Gestión Policial de la Diversidad (PGPD) y Open Society Justice Initiative (2015), Effective and impartial law for the police identification. Lessons over the reform within five Spanish police services (Identificaciones policiales impar

Country

Spain

Title

Plataforma por la Gestión Policial de la Diversidad (PGPD) y Open Society Justice Initiative (2015), Effective and impartial law for the police identification. Lessons over the reform within five Spanish police services (Identificaciones policiales imparciales y eficaces. Lecciones sobre la reforma en cinco servicios policiales españoles), New York, Open Society Foundations

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Year

2015

Type of publication

Report

Geographical coverage

Regional Local

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

National human rights body

Institution

PGPD | Plataforma por la Gestión Policial de la Diversidad and Open Society Justice Initiative

Main Thematic Focus

Ethnic profiling

Target Population

General population

Key findings

Five Spanish police services (Fuenlabrada, Castellón, Pedrezuela, Girona and Mossos d'esquadra), undertook a program of reforms aimed at reducing the use of ethnic profiles and increase the effectiveness and impartiality of the identifications and the police records.
The project concluded that change is not only possible, but it is profitable and sustainable.
The needed reforms pose a challenge: they imply a considerable workload, require skills and specialized knowledge, as well as a meaningful partnership between the police and members of the civil society.
Reforms usually face the resistance of the service staff and the commitment of high level command is necessary.

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

The Pilot projects used the collection and analysis of data to monitor and reduce the use of ethnic profiles.
It included: workshops with groups and police and joint dialogue activities; the introduction and the use of forms of identification to document every ID or registration carried out, including ethnic data or nationality of the person identified; delivery of a copy of the form to the identified individual. the training of police officers in carrying out identification and use of forms; the review and periodic analysis of the forms of identification by the police monitors; the dissemination of analyses of the IDs and records to the members of the groups; and the incorporation of indicators and measurements of IDs and records on the design and operations of the guidelines.
Each of the pilot projects lasted six months

Sample details and representativeness

Methodology and glossary of terms pp.51

Appendix B: sample of ID forms pp.57

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