Establishing an EU law enforcement fusion centre
auteur | Artur Gruszczak |
tijdschrift | EJPS (ISSN: 2034-760X) |
jaargang | Volume 4 |
aflevering | Issue 1: Policing in Times of Uncertainty - Guest Editors: Mo Egan, Anastasia Koulouri & Kenneth Swinton |
onderdeel | Articles |
publicatie datum | 15 september 2016 |
taal | English |
pagina | 103 |
keywords | fusion centre, security, law enforcement, intelligence, European Union |
samenvatting | The paper takes into consideration prospects for the establishment of an EU law enforcement fusion centre as a mechanism of improved criminal intelligence analysis embedding the intelligence-led policing model throughout the European Union. It applies a multivariant analysis of the models of law enforcement fusion centres identified in the practical intelligence co-operation in the EU. It arrives at the conclusion that the network architecture of intelligence co-operation on the EU level is flexible enough to integrate various parts of information exchange and intelligence sharing. EU agencies and bodies have moved towards closer co-operation, widening cautiously yet constantly the scope of mutual undertakings. An EU law enforcement fusion centre should be seen as a virtual networked arrangement closely connecting the existing EU agencies implementing intelligence tradecraft. |