Factors influencing cross-border knowledge sharing by police organisations: an integration of ten European case studies

Autoři	BIRDI Kamal GRIFFITHS Kerry TURGOOSE Christine ALSINA Victoria ANDREI Daniela BABAN Adriana BAYERL P. Saskia BISOGNI Fabio CHIRICA Sofia COSTANZO Pietro FERNANDEZ Charlotte FICET Joel GASCO Mila GRUSCHINSKE Mario HORTON Kate JACOBS Gabriele JOCHOMS Theo KRSTEVSKA Katerina MIRCEVA Stojanka MOUHANNA Christian VAN DEN OORD Ad OTOIU Catalina RAJKOVCEVSKI Rade RATIU Lucia REGULI Zdenko RUS Claudia STEIN-MULLER Susanne STOJANOVSKI Trpe VALLET Nathalie VARGA Mihai VÍT Michal VONAS Gabriel
Rok publikování	2021
Druh	Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj	Police Practice and Research
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU	Fakulta sportovních studií
Citace
www	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15614263.2020.1789462
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2020.1789462
Klíčová slova	Knowledge sharing; collaboration; police; international
Popis	The globalisation of crime means there is an increasingly vital need for effective sharing of knowledge by police organisations across international borders. However, identifying the complexities and challenges of this aspect of international collaboration has been relatively neglected in previous research. The research reported in this paper therefore set out to identify the major barriers and facilitators of international knowledge sharing. Research teams in ten European countries produced ten case studies of knowledge sharing across borders, either involving direct cooperation between police forces in different countries or through international agencies such as CEPOL or INTERPOL. The integrative findings showed that the major influences on knowledge sharing could be theoretically categorised in terms of organisational factors (e.g., technological and staff capabilities), inter-organisational factors (e.g., quality of relationships, shared visions and systems), inter-country factors (e.g., bilateral conventions, legislation) and knowledge characteristics (e.g., clarity, legal sensitivity). Practical implications include standardising technology systems across countries, improving inter-organisational trust through exchanges and physical co-working, developing police members' knowledge and skills with regards to collaborative working and creating joint agreements and visions. Research implications highlighted the need to test the findings in non-European contexts and to comparatively focus on specific types of collaboration.
Související projekty:	Comparative Police Studies in the EU - COMPOSITE