Strengthening cross-border law enforcement cooperation in the EU: the Prüm network of data exchange

The Prüm network was established to provide mechanisms and the infrastructure to achieve a closer cooperation between the EU member states in combating terrorism, organised crime and illegal immigration through the cross border exchange of DNA profiles, fingerprints and vehicle registration data. Wh...

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Autor principal: Sallavaci, Oriola (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2018
En: European journal on criminal policy and research
Año: 2018, Volumen: 24, Número: 3, Páginas: 219-235
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Palabras clave:
Cross border crime
Cross border data exchange
EU criminal justice
Prüm network
Transnational policing
Fingerprints
DNA
Vehicle registration data
Prümer Vertrag
Transnational crime
Internationale Kriminalität
Transnationale Verbrechensbekämpfung
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Sumario:The Prüm network was established to provide mechanisms and the infrastructure to achieve a closer cooperation between the EU member states in combating terrorism, organised crime and illegal immigration through the cross border exchange of DNA profiles, fingerprints and vehicle registration data. While Prüm offers clear benefits for cross-border policing, it continues to present challenges of a technical and scientific nature as well as legal, ethical and socioeconomic concerns. This article reviews these challenges as well as the existing safeguards. It argues that, in order to achieve Prüm benefits and maximise its potential, it is important to enhance the necessary dialogue and cooperation between member states so as to confront the above concerns and address challenges posed by Prüm through balanced measures.
ISSN:1572-9869
DOI:10.1007/s10610-017-9355-0