policing Flashcards
what proportion of Germans felt sympathy for the RAF?
1 in 5
shows some of the the German people felt sympathetic to terrorism
how many Germans would be willing to let a member of the RAF to stay in their house for a night?
5%
what do these figures show?
that the policing methods used by the FRG were unpopular amongst some
what problem did the government have with policing extremism?
the government wanted to uphold democracy and freedom of speech but also didnt want the democracy being overthrown
which group did the FRG come down the most heaviest on?
the left-wing like with Weimar
when was the BfV set up?
1950
what was the BfV?
investigating domestic breaches of the Basic Law
it reported directly to the Minister of the Interior
when was the BND set up?
1956
what was the BND?
investigating domestic and foreign breaches of the Basic Law
it reported directly to the Chancellor
what made investigating hard for the BfV and the BND?
the Basic Law prevented the organisations from:
- opening mail
- searching homes
- tapping phones
how did the government try to reduce restrictions on investigating?
they passed through an Emergency Law which would allow for greater police measures in times of political tension
when was the Emergency Law passed?
1968
what effect did the Emergency Law have?
it reduced the number of open protests and led to more arrests
however many decided to turn to more violent methods of protest which led to the rise in terrorism in the 1980s
what was the BEFA and what effect did it have on the BND?
it centralised policing in the FRG with the BND receiving access to all police information
increased the success of the Emergency Law which led to less terrorist activity
what was the GSG-9?
Grenzschutzgruppe 9 was set up to act as a special operations unit to be used against terrorists
