Intelligence-led Policing in the 21st Century: How increased mobility requires new paradigms of information sharing

REBECCA PHYTHIAN, Stuart Kirby

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Abstract

The challenge posed by mobile criminality to law enforcement has increased in the 21st
Century, as technology and digital communication have accelerated. This study examines
the threat by analysing foreign national suspects data (arrested in a UK police force, n=293)
and UK-based practitioner interviews (n=36). The evidence reveals the threat from
offenders who travel between countries is growing, in quantity and sophistication. To keep
pace with this evolution, law enforcement must develop new paradigms of information
sharing, using technological advances and machine learning to their benefit and relying less
on resource-intensive human practice. It suggests such a change will create cultural
challenges.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages20
JournalThe Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 6 Dec 2024

Keywords

  • foreign national subjects
  • mobile criminality
  • information sharing
  • law enforcement
  • transnational serious organised crime

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