Cross-Border Police Collaboration: Building Communities of Practice in the Baltic Sea Area

This book explores a border police collaboration project in the Baltic Sea area, highlighting the challenges of suspicious organizations working together. It offers unique insights into cross-border policing and organized crime prevention in Europe, showcasing the development of a trust-based relationship through ethnographic descriptions. The study is relevant to scholars and practitioners in migration management, border policing, intelligence analysis, police culture, and global collaboration.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 30 May 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This captivating book delves into a groundbreaking border police collaboration project in the Baltic Sea area, with the primary objective of combating cross-border crimes. It explores the inherent challenges faced by suspicious organizations when compelled to collaborate in the pursuit of common goals. Through in-depth ethnographic descriptions, the author provides a unique behind-the-scenes account of how cross-border policing and organized crime in Europe are prevented and resolved.

The book unfolds through detailed ethnographic accounts, showcasing how a trust-based relationship gradually emerged among the participants through their joint efforts to safeguard Europe from external threats and carry out their daily duties together. The study offers valuable insights into a European border police project, providing a firsthand perspective on how cross-border policing and organized crime are addressed in Europe.

This book appeals to scholars and practitioners alike who are interested in migration management, border policing, intelligence analysis, police culture, and the evolving nature of policing in a globalized and interconnected world. It incorporates various sociological aspects, including emotion management, emotional labor, hegemonic masculinity, and an interactionist perspective on informal interactions such as joking, bantering, and storytelling. Furthermore, it holds relevance to readers engaged in various forms of intra-, inter-organizational, and inter-cultural collaborations.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367537098