Leading Policing in Europe : An Empirical Study of Strategic Police Leadership

Little is known about those at the command end of policing in Europe. Over the last two years, Bryn Caless and Steve Tong have had unique access to those at the top of Europe's police forces, obtaining detailed comments from more than a hundred strategic police leaders in 22 countries and presenting, for the first time, information about how they are selected for high office, how they are held to account and what their views are on current and future challenges in policing. Building on research conducted in the UK, this is a timely and unparalleled insight into a little-known elite in the law-enforcement world. LEADING POLICING IN EUROPE Contents List of figures and tables Figure Tables Glossary About the authors Acknowledgements Introduction General context On ‘the nature of the elite’ Methodology 1. European policing in context Policing models in Europe The ‘continental’ or ‘Napoleonic’ model of policing The ‘Anglo-Saxon’ model: the opposite of the ‘continental’ model The ‘colonial’ model of policing Policing as political repression: the Gestapo, the KGB and the Stasi States in transition: the German ‘decentralised’ model The eastern/central ‘EU’ model: transition to democracy Summary 2. Getting to the top: the selection and appointment of strategic police leaders in Europe Scoping police leadership competences General leadership development in the police The selection systems used in Europe Becoming a strategic police leader: process Becoming a strategic police leader: motivation and ambition Summary 3. Accountability The role of politicians: ‘magicians in the “art of the possible”’? On the media challenge: ‘the story is everything’ Summary 4. Relationships and influences Relationships with peers Relationships with public prosecutors, judges and community leaders On minority ethnicities, gender prejudice and women in the police Summary 5. The preference for cooperative bilateralism among European strategic police leaders Beyond the national: policing across borders Pan-European mutualism Bilateral and cooperative structures Putting your country first: the police and ‘national protectionism’ Bilateralism rules OK? 6. The challenges facing European policing today Introduction Contemporary European police cooperation What are the major challenges facing policing? Regional differences in perceptions of policing challenges Summary 7. The future of policing What will policing look like in 5 or 10 years’ time? Policing cyberspace and cybercrime ‘New’ policing Transnational organised crime General summary on the future of policing General conclusion Visions of the future Bibliography Index Little is known about those at the command end of policing in Europe. This book details unique access to those at the top of Europe's police forces, obtaining detailed comments from more than a hundred strategic police leaders in 22 countries and presenting information about how they are selected for high office, how they are held to account, and what their views are on current and future challenges in policing In this unique book, the authors present, for the first time, information from over a hundred strategic police leaders in 22 countries about how they are selected for high office, how they are held to account and what their views are on current and future challenges in policing.