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Cross Border Policing in the Netherlands Frans Heeres MPSM

Cross Border Policing in the Netherlands Frans Heeres MPSM Chief Commissioner Mid & West Brabant Police The Netherlands. The Netherlands. 16.500.000 inhabitants Population density 397 per square km ( 41.528 km 2 ). The Mission of the Dutch Police .

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Cross Border Policing in the Netherlands Frans Heeres MPSM

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  1. Cross Border Policing in the Netherlands Frans Heeres MPSM Chief Commissioner Mid & West Brabant Police The Netherlands

  2. The Netherlands 16.500.000 inhabitants Population density 397 per square km (41.528 km2)

  3. The Mission of the Dutch Police • Serving vigilantly, the police represent the values of the rule of law; • The motto of all police staff is: “Serving vigilantly”.

  4. The Dutch police-structure • The Dutch police : 25 regional police forces, the Police Academy and the National Police Services Agency (KLPD) (52.210 fte). Each of the Netherlands' 25 police regions has a general Police task with an own budget and more or less their own policy. It is headed by a regional police board, consisting of the police chief, the mayors and a chief public prosecutor. The so-called “Triangle”.

  5. Professional Responsibilities • Intake and Service • Integrated Dispatch; • Front and back office; • 112 emergency calls; • 0900-8844 non emergency calls. • First response • First response Units (centralized per district). • Public order and community policing • Local police teams; • Community officers; • Public order and safety tasks (football); • Traffic control. • Criminal investigations • Various levels of detective units.

  6. Local orientation; Nodal orientation; International orientation; Preconditions: Intelligence Led Policing working methods; Clarity as to responsabilities and accountability; Shared safety concept; Exchange of information. Operational concept

  7. GeographicalResponsibilities Germany Midden en West Brabant Belgium

  8. GeographicalResponsibilities • Appr. • 1.2 million inhabitants; • 26 communities; • 3200 police and civilians; • 4 districts; • 18 local teams.

  9. The Dutch Image & Identity

  10. International Responsibilities ██Schengen countries ██Incorporated, partnership with signing countries ██member, not yet incorporated ██Interested in joining, not a member yet

  11. International Responsibilities • Europe • Schengen/Prüm treaty • Bi-lateral Agreements • Senningen treaty (Benelux) • Enschede treaty (Germany) • Peace Keeping missions • Pre-accessory countries • R&D / education • Partnerships / Twinnings

  12. In the Netherlands policemen and -women are working hard, but with their backs to the world Police-leaders : my community first, the world comes later

  13. My experiences • Managing International Police Cooperation is very difficult; • Benelux cooperation is the “European cradle for innovative police-cooperation”; • The cultural differences between leaders and countries prevent effectiveness - Terrorism approach - Availability/sharing of information; • There is a swamp of exact rules; • Practical Policing versus Politics; • Not everyone is “Able and Willing”.

  14. Indeed, it is very difficult…… The European Union European Community • Customsandinternalmarket • Agriculturalpolicy • Trade • Education andculture • Healthcare • Asylumpolicy • Bordercontrol • Immigration policy Euratom EGKS Second pillar: Common foreign and safety-policy Majority vote Third pillar: Cooperation Justice and Home Affairs Unanimous vote First Pillar: European EconomicCommunityMajorityvote Foreignpolicy Cooperation: - Peacekeeping - Humanrights SafetyPolicy Within the EU: Disarmament • Police-cooperation • Drugs andweapons • Organisedcrime • Terrorisme • Child-abuseandtrafficking human beings • Racisme • Civil and Criminallaw

  15. Europol – CD1 Directorate Support EU-Cooperation in the Justice & Home Affairs Area European Council Court of Justice of the European Communities EU Parliament The Council Justice- and Home Affairs EU Commission DG - JHA COREPER Committee of the Permanent Representatives Committee Art. 36 (CATS) PCTF Management Board Working Group Co-operation Council DG H - JHA Europol Section I Asylum & Immigration CIREFI SCIFA VISA Asylum & Migration Section II Police & Frontiers Co-operation WG Police Co-op. WG Terrorism WG Customs WG Europol Section III Judicial Co-operation Civil Law Criminal Law Judicial and Criminal Co-operation Section IV SIS SIS SIRENE SIS TECH VISION Horizontal Questions Horizontal Drugs Group (HDG) Multidisciplinary Group OC (MDG) Financial Committee HENU JSB And complicated……

  16. Managing International Policing The Dutch structure is simple: • Political Steering Group (STIPS); • Board of Chief commissioners • Director International Cooperation (chief KLPD/Nat.Pol.Agency) • Driver / co-drivers (COSPOL); • IPOL (facilitating); • Regional Coordinators International Relations; • Involvement of Experts. Activities on various levels • Cross Border (Benelux); • European (Schengen / Frontex); • North West Hub; • Tispol / Acquapol etc.

  17. Managing International Policing • Management Issues International responsibilities…. YES, but: • Local safety first ? • Agreements in the “Triangle” • No National figures on capacity • No National agreement on budget • No Result management Still Borders are fading. The world gets smaller Criminals know no borders, only police does So We need to make decisions, victims of crime deserve that.

  18. 4 dimensions in decision making Political Operational Normative Cultural

  19. Results in European police-cooperation(slowly we are getting somewhere) • EU Chiefs of Police Taskforce (ECPTF) • Europol / Interpol / Eurojust • Schengen Information System • Cepol (College European Police) • Frontex (International Border control) • Cospol (Comprehensive Operational Strategic Plan) • Bi-lateral agreements • Benelux Treaty (daily cross border cooperation) • Enschede Treaty (Germany) • Joint Investigation Teams • Joint Intelligence Teams • Joint Hit Teams

  20. Benelux is the European cradle for innovative international policing • Bilateral A-16 team (2 countries) • Joint Hit Team (4 countries) • Joint Investigation Teams (legislation in 27 countries) • Joint Intelligence Teams • New developments • Copspolapproach (driver/co-driver) • Benelux International PoliceCooperationTreaty • Germany/Netherlands International PoliceCooperationTreaty • North West Hub • ExtendedSchengenAgreement

  21. Lessons Learned • GLOCAL message for policeleaders • Think Global, act Local !! • Be Able and Willing • Innovate (Practical thinking works) • Don’t let the rules chain you, kill the bureaucracy • Don’t be afraid of trial and error • Victims first • Change laws for the benefit of the victims of crime

  22. The future • Crime will be the most important pushfactor for improving international police-cooperation (Cybercrime, globalisation) • Policeleaders (and policymakers) must be “able and willing” • Lawmakers are slow, they have to speed up and improve the quality of the lawmaking process • There is no other solution than international cooperation

  23. 2010: Glocal policing Working for a safer community, working for a safer world

  24. Cross Border Policing in the Netherlands Thank you

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