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The police in Baden-Württemberg will not take part in a nationwide study on the experiences and attitudes of police officers.
A spokeswoman for the state interior ministry confirmed that the questionnaire would not be distributed to the departments.
The main staff council had vetoed it.
The "Stuttgarter Zeitung" had previously reported on it.
The project is called “Motivation, Attitude and Violence in the Everyday Life of Police Officers” and goes back to the former Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU).
After several right-wing extremist incidents at German police authorities, associations and politicians called for an independent investigation into possible racism among the police.
Seehofer had always rejected a study on racism in the police force.
He stopped the corresponding preparations in his own department – and instead commissioned a study with a different focus.
In almost all federal states, the survey initiated by the federal government has already been completed or is currently in progress.
Nothing can be said about the reasons for the main staff council, said the spokeswoman for the interior department.
The ministry and police chief Stefanie Hinz had advertised participation.
"We regret that we were not asked"
The questionnaire was developed by the German Police University in Münster.
One was surprised by the cancellation, said co-author Jochen Wittenberg.
"We regret that we weren't asked." The people of Baden-Württemberg could also participate later, and the results would then be added.
Chief of Police Hinz said she still thinks the study makes sense.
Participation in the survey would have been voluntary for all civil servants.
In addition to Baden-Württemberg, Hamburg is also not participating.
There, the main staff council had also spoken out against it, there should be a separate investigation.
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