modernization of West German police: between the Nazi past and Weimar tradition
TitreThe modernization of West German police: between the Nazi past and Weimar tradition
Auteur
Call number943.086072/0001
N° d'objet06690f
Lieu de publicationNew York, New York, United States
EditeurBerghahn Books, Published in assiciation with the German Historical Institute, Washington D.C.
Année de publication
2006
Paginationpp96-112
MatérielArticle
SérieStudies 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