Police learning strategies

Abstract

European police cooperation needs to be underpinned by mutual understanding between the numerous police organizations that operate across the Member States. However, the very diversity of these organisations is a major factor that hinders this process. The complexity of the police activity, the importance of the protection of civil liberties and Human Rights and the demands of the operational necessity for trans-national police cooperation result in a requirement for new integrated police learning strategies to be developed and implemented. These learning strategies will impact on European police culture, on agencies learning strategies and on the resources to be allocated, as well as on the use of the new information and communications technology (ICT).