Open AccessPolicing in Europe: An Ethnographic Approach to Understanding the Nature of Cooperation and the Gap between Policy and Practice
Author(s) -
Laure Guille
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of contemporary european research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.299
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 1815-347X
DOI - 10.30950/jcer.v6i2.192
Subject(s) - negotiation , nothing , variety (cybernetics) , context (archaeology) , politics , political science , work (physics) , ethnography , field (mathematics) , public relations , sociology , public administration , law and economics , law , computer science , mechanical engineering , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , artificial intelligence , pure mathematics , biology , engineering , mathematics , anthropology
Over the last two decades, there have been significant developments concerning transnational police and judicial cooperation, with the creation of relatively new tools of cooperation such as the European Judicial Network, the Centres for Police and Customs Cooperation, Europol and Eurojust. However, cooperation at the level of negotiations means nothing if these structures, agencies and networks are not appropriately translated into practice in the field. Therefore, this article aims to explore the gap between policies agreed at a macro-level and the work undertaken in practice within the context of police and judicial cooperation in Europe. In particular, it will examine a variety of factors arising from the empirical research undertaken in four European countries and relevant institutions, which comprise of, amongst others, the political priorities and influence and the need to adapt the law to practice.