Dewepol study: How hostile is the police to the homeless?

A research team investigated how widespread misanthropic attitudes are among the Hamburg police force. We spoke with researchers from the Lower Saxony Police Academy and the Hamburg Police Academy about the devaluation of homeless people. Hinz&Kunzt: According to your study, the Hamburg police are somewhat less hostile toward the homeless than the general population. Isn't that a positive finding? Joachim Häfele: The assumption that the police a…