Mayor vs. Police Chief: The Hoek van Holland Riot

Accountability processes can result in crisis managers' resignation. The literature is rife with strategies on how to cope with intense blame levels, but the complexity of reality can render these strategies useless or even harmful. A case in point is the aftermath of one of the most serious ri...

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Published inJournal of contingencies and crisis management Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 231 - 243
Main Authors Resodihardjo, Sandra L., van Eijk, Carola J.A., Carroll, Brendan J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2012
Subjects
Accountability
Crisis management
Deadly force
Management of crises
Mayors
Netherlands
Police
Resignations
Riots
Studies
Violence
Netherlands
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Summary:Accountability processes can result in crisis managers' resignation. The literature is rife with strategies on how to cope with intense blame levels, but the complexity of reality can render these strategies useless or even harmful. A case in point is the aftermath of one of the most serious riots in Dutch recent history where police officers shot at rioters to save themselves. In this article, we show that the police chief's resignation, while the mayor remained in office, can be explained through a combination of (mis)handling blame and contextual factors such as the mayor being recently appointed.
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ISSN:0966-0879
1468-5973
DOI:10.1111/1468-5973.12000