Nordic police research seminar in malmö

The Nordic Police Research Conference is an interdisciplinary conference that brings together researchers in different fields of science but has a common focus on issues related to the police organization, operations and training.

Police research in the Nordics has grown during the 21st century and there is a continuing need to base police work and police training on the best available knowledge.

Most Nordic countries have academicized police training, and developed police research plays a decisive role in the continued development of both the profession and education.Previous conferences have brought together around 200 researchers and professionals from all over the Nordics and offer a platform to give an overview of where police research stands today, exchange and spread experiences in different areas with bearing on the organization and operations of the police.A special theme for the conference when it is held in Sweden will be the challenges faced by the Swedish police regarding the development of serious and deadly violence with links to criminal groups and the increase in youths joining gangs, but also with an increase in organized crime with international links.

An urgent question is how the police, in cooperation with other actors in both the judiciary, social services and local and civil society, can handle this development.

The development of serious violence and organized crime affects the development of society in general, the focus on criminal policy, insecurity in society and the working conditions and safety of police officers and other actors.

This development also places demand on well-researched police training so that newly trained police officers are prepared for the society they will work in.

Sweden stands out in a Nordic and European comparison and the conference will be a forum for the exchange of experience and the dissemination of Swedish experiences as inspiration for further research and support for decision makers.