Publication details
New Perspectives for Police Forces Co-operation: 7th Framework Project the Comparative Police Study in the European Union (COMPOSITE)
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| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Zvládání extrémních situací |
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| Field | Management and administrative |
| Keywords | Police in EU; Comparative studies; Change Management |
| Description | Police forces in the EU face serious challenges. Integration in the EU have increased the necessity of cross force collaboration. Technology has created new capabilities for criminality but also possibilities for the police. Changes in the public opinion and in political expectations have created more challenges. Responses to these challenges and exploitation of opportunities require major cultural changes and structural reorganization in police forces, but these are far from trivial and how they need to be implemented differs from one country to another. So far, change management in police organizations has not been addressed in a comparative interdisciplinary study with a European scope. Based on a study of police forces in 10 countries across Europe COMPOSITE will improve the planning and execution of change initiatives in the police, show how such initiatives can be better aligned with the cultural and societal context per country and explain how the negative process effects can be mitigated. |