Victims’ perspectives on police violence in Germany

The Police Use of Excessive Force (KviAPol) research project started work in March 2018 at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum to investigate victimisation processes, the dark figure and crime reporting behaviour associated with unlawful police violence. This project aims to create a robust knowledge base for the academic and societal debates about unlawful police violence. In the first phase of the project a victim survey was carried out using an online questionnaire.

This Interim Report presents the initial findings from the first phase of the KviAPol research project, which will continue into 2021. A Final Report will be issued at the end of the project which will cover all findings from both phases of the project. A public presentation of the findings is also planned.

Read the report