modernization of West German police: between the Nazi past and Weimar tradition
TitleThe modernization of West German police: between the Nazi past and Weimar tradition
Author
Call number943.086072/0001
Object number06690f
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherBerghahn Books, Published in assiciation with the German Historical Institute, Washington D.C.
Year of publication
2006
Physical descriptionpp96-112
MaterialArticle
Series titleStudies in German history ; 2
ISBN9781845455057
NotesArticle from the book 'Coping with the Nazi past' pp96-112
Description
Investigations of policemen who had committed crimes during National Socialism were often blocked by the culture of camaraderie among police officers. Many policemen saw themselves as victims, having been exploited by an overwhelmingly coercive regime