1st Edition

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

By Sophia Yakhlef Copyright 2021
176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

This book focuses on a border police collaboration project in the Baltic Sea area aiming at fighting cross-border crimes. It deals with the challenges that inherently "suspicious" organizations face when forced to work together. The study offers unique insights into a European border police project, giving the reader a behind the scenes account of how cross-border policing and organized crime in... Read more

Introduction

1. A Culture of Distrust: Problems of Police Collaboration

2. Hoping for Collaboration: Finding Common Ground

3. Modes of Collaboration: Working Together

4. Creating a Community

5. Concluding Discussion

References

Appendix

Biography

Sophia Yakhlef is a lecturer and researcher in sociology and criminology. She received her PhD in sociology in 2018. Her research interest include collaboration, border policing, migration, gender, identity, masculinity, humor, organization culture, the sociology of meetings, and emotion management.