‘It’s about using the full sanction catalogue’: on boundary negotiations in a multi-agency organised crime investigation

Inter-organisational and inter-disciplinary investigations are increasingly deployed against criminal networks and cross-jurisdictional crimes. This study provides a unique empirical window into an inter-organisational investigation against a large organised crime network in Norway. Building on inte...

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Main Author: Bjelland, Heidi Fischer (Author)
Contributors: Vestby, Annette
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Policing and society
Year: 2017, Volume: 27, Issue: 6, Pages: 655-670
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Keywords:
Organisational boundaries
inter-organisational co-ordination
Policing
Security networks
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Summary:Inter-organisational and inter-disciplinary investigations are increasingly deployed against criminal networks and cross-jurisdictional crimes. This study provides a unique empirical window into an inter-organisational investigation against a large organised crime network in Norway. Building on interview data from the participants in the multi-agency investigation team that was summoned for this case, the article discusses co-ordination issues that arise when organisations with different goals and interests collaborate to reach a common goal. The article studies co-ordination from inside of the investigation team and discusses the interchangeable use of criminal and administrative law. While bridging organisational boundaries enable agencies to pool powers, co-ordination across organisations may challenge the protection of sometimes conflicting aims and interests.
ISSN:1477-2728
DOI:10.1080/10439463.2017.1341510