Intercultural Competence in Police Work: Does Culture Have an Impact on the Process of Interrogations With Adults in Switzerland?

Abstract

Intercultural competence has become increasingly important due to growing international interdependencies, alongside a more diverse immigration society. Switzerland witnessed a 74’000 increase in foreign residents between 2016 and 2019. Thus, intercultural competence is considered to play a key role in promoting and ensuring interactions between people from different cultures. Given that the police regularly engage with citizens of varied cultural backgrounds, this competence is indispensable. This thesis aims to probe whether cultural influences impact adult interrogations in Switzerland.