Systematic border checks: improving the performance of our border guards? Case study of experienced effects by the Romanian border guards
Kokkuvõte
The study intends to get an in-depth insight of the effects that systematic border checking has had on the operational level of border guarding. Through a comparative case study of two Romanian Border Crossing Points, the link between formalization of border practices and the final operational performance is assessed by observing the discretionary space, the targeting practices and the job satisfaction of the border guards as defining features of their job performance
Kirjeldus
1. Introduction and problem proposed ; 1.1. Introduction ; 1.2. Current context ; 1.3. Problem proposed ; 1.4. Research aim and objectives ; 2. Theoretical background ; 2.1. Border control ; 2.2. Discretion and "crimmigration" ; 2.3.Profiling ; 2.4. Formalization of work ; 2.5. Operational performance ; 2.6. Conceptual framework ; 3. Methodology ; 3.1. Research design ; 3.2. Data collection methods ; 3.3. Data analysis 3.4. Research quality indicators ; 3.5. Ethical considerations ; 4. Analysis and results ; 4.1. Border checks in practice ; 4.2. Specific document analysis - local context ; 4.3. Primary data findings and analysis ; 5. Conclusions and recommendation ; 5.1. Answers to our research question and sub-questions ; 5,2. Limitations of the study ; 5.3. Recommendations