Open borders, ease of travel, and speed of communication are accepted features of modern life; however, they bring greater opportunities for international criminal activity. The police services of European countries must work even more closely to combat the threat to democratic and economic stability posed by international crime. The Police Staff College at Bramshill (United Kingdom) has been involved in international training and development for senior police officers for many years. Two examples of the training for senior officers are the English Police Studies Course and the European Senior Detectives' Course. The first study provides participants with an opportunity to improve their English language skills and to gain an awareness of policing in the United Kingdom. The second course, which lasts 4 weeks, not only provides opportunities for improvement in English language skills and knowledge of policing in the United Kingdom, but also in expertise essential to the management of major criminal investigations. Although there are differences in the criminal justice systems of the various European countries and even among law enforcement agencies within the same country, there is a willingness to cooperate on common concerns and needs. International policing problems require cooperation to address them effectively. The creation of the Association of European Police Colleges, which already consists of 14 European police colleges, could provide a single point of contact for all European police training issues. It could maximize cooperation and coordination in police training among member colleges. Best practice and research could be shared. 2 notes
Case for International Police Cooperation on Training Issues (From Policing in Central and Eastern Europe: Comparing Firsthand Knowledge With Experience From the West, P 575-579, 1996, Milan Pagon, ed. -- See NCJ-170291)
NCJ Number
170339
Date Published
1996
Length
5 pages
Annotation
This paper advances the case for international cooperation, particularly among European countries, in police training.
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