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De wisselvalligheid van de twijfel. Ongelijkheid in de uitvoering van het asielbeleid verklaard

Auteurs

  • Mascini,Peter

Trefwoorden:

Immigration policy, Policy implementation, Asylum, Procedural justice, International law, Selection procedures, Public officials

Samenvatting

The Changeability of Doubt. Inequality in the Implementation of Asylum Law Explained. The goal of this research was to identify the factors that account for procedural and substantive inequality in the implementation of asylum law. Ninety-eight caseworkers of the Immigration and Naturalization Service were asked to decide on the same asylum application. These decisions were then related to their answers on a questionnaire. Employees differ to the extent that they take the information on an asylum application for granted and to their final decisions on it. These differences result from work pressure, the reputation of the caseworkers, their role definition, political opinions and professional background, and memos and policy guidelines. Intensifying feedback and decreasing work pressure can achieve more consistent and careful decisions. 1 Table, 2 Figures, 2 Appendixes, 52 References. Adapted from the source document.

Biografie auteur

Mascini,Peter

Gepubliceerd

2004-02-01

Nummer

Sectie

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