Liaison officers : essential actors in transnational policing / Monica den Boer, Ludo Block (Eds.).

ISBN:

9789460949098

Title:

Author:

Boer, Monica den, editor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Series:

Het groene gras

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Table of contents; 1 Introduction; References; 2 Seamless Law Enforcement Cooperation: The Nordic PoliceLiaison Officers; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Background on the Nordic Police Cooperation; 2.3 The Functioning of PTN; 2.4 NLOs -- Tasks and Value; 2.5 Case Example; 2.6 Conclusion; References; 3 National Policies on Liaison Officers:The Belgian Perspective with a SpecialFocus on Western Africa; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The History of Liaison Officers from a Belgian Perspective; 3.3 Governance of the Belgian Liaison Officers; 3.4 The Common Use of Liaison Officers in the BENELUX.

3.5 Liaison Officer Presence in Morocco, West Africa and theSahel Region3.6 Multilateral Law Enforcement Initiatives in the West African Region; 3.7 Critical Perspectives and Outlook; References; 4 Australian Liaison Officers -Connecting the World Down Under; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Development of the AFP International Network; 4.3 Legal Frameworks and Policy Instruments; 4.4 Institutional Structure and Political Development; 4.5 Specific tasks: Adapting to the Environment, LegalFrameworks and Political Imperatives; 4.6 Conclusions; References.

5 Strategic Analysis of Police Liaison Officers Deployed in Washington D.C.5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Conceptual Frameworks on International Police Cooperation and Liaison Officers; 5.3 Strategic Analysis Applied to Liaison Officers and PoliceCooperation System; 5.4 Problem Statement and Methodology; 5.5 The International Cooperation System in Washington D.C.; 5.6 Foreign Liaison Officers as Strategic Actors; 5.7 Power and Influence of Liaison Officers; 5.8 Police Cooperation as a Game; 5.9 Conclusion; References.

6 How Can Police Liaison Officers be Effective? A Psychological Case-Study of Dutch Expatriates6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Expatriation of Dutch Police Officers; 6.3 Reviewing the Literature on Expatriation; 6.4 A Discussion of Empirical Findings; 6.5 Conclusion, Discussion, and Policy Recommendations; References; 7 EU Policy-making on Liaison Officers; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Liaison officers in European Police Cooperation; 7.3 Early Policy Instruments; 7.4 EU Council Policy-making on Liaison Officers; 7.5 Conclusion; References.

8 Making International Law Enforcement Networks More Efficient: Time to Reposition the Liaison Officer8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The Bureau of Diplomatic Security -- A Global Force; 8.3 Informality is the Key to Network Efficiency: AcademicObservations; 8.4 Policing: Susceptibility to Corruption vs. Predisposition for Self-Regulation; 8.5 The Blurring of Intelligence Boundaries; 8.6 Conclusion; References; 9 The Europol Liaison Officer: A Breed Apart; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Historical Perspective & Development; 9.3 Framework for Activities of Europol Liaison Officers.

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Subject Term:

Police -- International cooperation.

Law enforcement -- International cooperation.

Police administration.

Added Author:

Boer, Monica den,

Block, Ludo,

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2013

Publication Information:

Utrecht ;

Portland :

Eleven International Publishing,

[2013]

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Summary

This book examines the use of liaison officers in police cooperation. The book's contributors, both eminent academics and seasoned practitioners, present their findings from a wide range of geographical and functional viewpoints. Students and law enforcement professionals are made familiar with the blue web of policing across the world. The book offers a considerable variety of perspectives, ranging from institutional to informal, and from sociological to psychological. The detailed accounts form an inspiring collection on contemporary practices of liaison officers that, not only includes original empirical research, but forms a work of reference, as well as a unique textbook for students of international security and policing. Contents include: Seamless Law Enforcement Cooperation: The Nordic Police Liaison Officers * National Policies on Liaison Officers: The Belgian Perspective with a Special Focus on Western Africa * Australian Liaison Officers: Connecting the World Down Under * Strategic Analysis of Police Liaison Officers Deployed in Washington DC * How Can Police Liaison Officers be Effective? A Psychological Case-Study of Dutch Expatriates * EU Policy-Making on Liaison Officers * Making International Law Enforcement Networks More Efficient: Time to Reposition the Liaison Officer * The Europol Liaison Officer: A Breed Apart * Carefully Managing Expectations: The Role of the 'Force International Liaison Officer' within British Policing * Counter-Terrorism Liaison Officers: A Trusted Anachronism?