Pearls in Policing Pearls in Policing 2010 Secretariat Nassauplein 33 2585 ED The Hague The Netherlands Tel. + 31 (0)70 311 8686 Fax + 31 (0)70 311 8687 Navigating [email protected] www.pearlsinpolicing.com 978-90-814974-2-8 isbn The Way Ahead Pearls in Policing 2010 Navigating the Way Ahead About this Book agencies that it is necessary to actively engage in international cooperation to develop effective strategies to It is widely recognised by Commissioners and Chief Executive Officers of law enforcement organisations and best position law enforcement in the future. The need for law enforcement executives from around the world to jointly identify risks, threats and opportunities as well as research new ideas and realities for policing led to the launch of the Pearls in Policing initiative in 2007. Under the responsibility of the Curatorium International Police Leadership, the Dutch based Pearls in Policing Secretariat had sole charge of the organization of the Pearls in Policing conferences in The Hague in 2007, 2008 and 2009. However, in 2010, the Australian Federal Police hosted the fourth Pearls in Policing conference in Sydney, Australia. This publication is a record of the events and discussions that took place at the 2010 conference. The 2010 Pearls in Policing conference report is a joint publication between the Australian Federal Police and the Pearls in Policing Secretariat. December 2010 Contents Foreword 6 Working Group: New Media 50 Tony W. Negus APM, Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police Presentation by Andrew Scipione, Commissioner of the New South Wales Police 56 Executive Summary 10 Working Group: Organizational Change Presentation by Kevin L. Perkins, Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigations 14 Pearls in Policing: an overview Feedback 62 What is it? Conference delegates: Establishing the initiative Peter Ng (Commissioner of the Singapore Police Force) History of the conferences Rod Knecht (Senior Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police) How does it work? Michel de Smedt (Head of Investigations International Criminal Court) Mal Hyde (Commissioner of the South Australia Police) 20 Pearls in Policing: Sydney 2010 ‘Peace, Police and Justice – Navigating the Way Ahead’ 20 Observers: Keynote address by The Honourable Brendan O’Connor MP, Minister for Home Affairs Philip Moss (Integrity Commissioner, Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity) Trust and Legitimacy Prof. Sohail Inayatullah (University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia) 24 International Pearl Fishers Action Learning Group input 70 Academic input Charting the Course of Change Discussion Conference outcomes 70 Booklet Closing Remarks 72 Ruud Bik, Chief Constable of The Netherlands Police Agency (KLPD) and President of the Curatorium International Pearl Fishers Action Learning Group International Police Leadership Overview ‘Questioning the Future: the six pillars of futures studies’ Delegates and Contributors 78 Article by Prof. Sohail Inayatullah IALG Reflections Legitimacy and Public Trust: Academic Perspective 34 Prof. Willy Bruggeman (Benelux University) Prof. Hugo Frühling (University of Chile) Prof. Christopher Stone (Harvard University) Prof. Pieter Tops (Police Academy of The Netherlands) Working Group: International Cooperation 44 Presentation by Prof. Jurgen Stock, Vice President of the Bundeskriminalamt Boston, United States 42° 22’ 40” North 71° 3’ 34” West 2 pearls in policing 2010 navigating the way ahead 3 Foreword 4 pearls in policing 2010 navigating the way ahead 5 Warshaw, Poland 52° 14’ 55” North 21° 0’ 35” East International Pearl Fishers Action Learning Group (IALG) vigorously, and in the spirit of close camaraderie, as an was able to recalibrate for many of us the foundation stones international enforcement community, in our attempts of policing and the derivative sources of legitimacy and trust to achieve practical and meaningful outcomes. from which we draw our authority. Another example is the progress made in moving the working topic of ‘international And for those that joined us in the opening phase of the Foreword cooperation’ from a simple mapping exercise to its next conference on a June Sunday morning by participating iteration of improving the functionality of collaborative efforts in a yachting regatta on Sydney Harbour, I am certain between jurisdictions. many delegates will regard it Australian Federal Police Commissioner, as one of the highlights of the “We recalibrate the foundation Tony W. Negus APM A recurrent theme throughout three days. The opportunity to the course of the conference was stones of policing and the informally network with police the increasing recognition of the derivative sources of legitimacy commissioners from around the role social media plays in our world in a scenic setting was a chosen profession. This theme and trust from which once-in-a-lifetime experience emerged in almost all discussions we draw our authority.” enjoyed by all. and in fact was so prevalent that it is no surprise it was selected as On behalf of the Curatorium International Police Leadership and Australian Federal It was an honour and a privilege for the Australian Federal to deliver a professional and productive conference to look forward to the presentation of their research work on Police, I proudly present and commend the conference Police to host the Pearls in Policing annual conference in the delegates in Sydney, Australia. the assignment topic for the 2010/11 Pearl Fishers. We all report to you. It is the product of dedicated personnel further discussion. from within the AFP, supported by the Pearls in Policing Many delegates I have spoken to have commented this topic at the 2011 conference in The Hague to stimulate 2010. Especially in the context of the conference being Secretariat, which have done a truly remarkable job in its inception and for the Australian Federal Police (AFP) on the richness and quality of the presentations and held outside of The Netherlands for the first time since It would be remiss of me not to mention two other Pearls collating and summarising the outcomes of our broad to be entrusted to pioneer discussions of the conference. in Policing disciplines which both played instrumental ranging discourse, including capturing police leadership this concept, and a privilege I do not intend to cover those ‘pearls’ obtained from personalised interviews with in the context of, the AFP not “We did not shy away from in detail in this foreword the Pearls Academics and the Pearls Observers. This just playing a key role in the however I should note we roles in the success of the 2010 conference, and they were some of the most fundamental year we experimented with a smaller, but much more represents an accurate account of the conference conduct of this important event, did not shy away from some conference delegates. I am confident it not only questions and challenges focused, academic conference which turned out to be a conduct, but contains wonderfully unique pearls of but also being able to showcase of the most fundamental huge success. Our academics, selected for their subject insight and wisdom from each of the delegates. the beauty of Australia to the facing police in contemporary questions and challenges matter expertise, were of an exemplary quality and were Pearls in Policing delegates. facing police in contemporary society.” able to emulsify with the IALG to bring outstanding society. Challenging the very value to that group’s presentation. Similarly, this year It was certainly with some foundations of police legitimacy we introduced independent observers to the conference trepidation that the AFP took on the task of planning and trust; critically examining the dynamics of effectively whose insightful commentaries brought a ‘real world’ managing strategic organizational change; and evolving reality check to our sometimes esoteric deliberations. conference. The standards set by the Dutch organizers a model for improved international enforcement for this prestigious event at the end of the 2009 over the last three years established a high benchmark cooperation, to mention just a few, are daunting I was enormously impressed by the collective intellect for us to match. Fortunately, we were able to draw on endeavours in their complexity and size of task alone. and wisdom which gathered together in Sydney to the experiences of the past and, despite the tyranny debate such issues. Moreover, I was delighted in of distance, the Australian and Dutch teams worked I can point to many tangible outcomes that we achieved in the willingness of delegates to engage honestly and together exceptionally well over the course of 12 months this short, but intense, conference. For example, the 2009/10 6 pearls in policing 2010 navigating the way ahead 7 Executive Summary The Hague, The Netherlands 52° 5’ 7” North 4° 18’ 43” East Discussions at this year’s conference have essentially explore opportunities for enhancing police legitimacy and public trust, taking defined next year’s conference which will be held in • Pearls in Policing conference is into consideration the dark side of police The Hague, The Netherlands from 18 to 22 June 2011. “Charting the Course of Change”. organizations, accountability, mutual The theme of the fifth Executive Summary understanding between law enforcement At next year’s conference delegates will consider the executives and politicians and the focus on research work of two working groups as well as the public concerns