Knowledge-based police work? A case study of the working method KUBA
Translated title
Et kunnskapsbasert politi? En casestudie av arbeidsmetodikken KUBA
Author
Langeland, Camilla Løvschall
Term
4. Term
Publication year
2022
Pages
66
Abstract
Dette speciale undersøger, hvad der former og definerer vidensbaserede metoder i norsk politi gennem et casestudie af KUBA, en national arbejdsmåde indført i januar 2021 for at gøre politiarbejdet mere forebyggende, evidens- og efterretningsstyret. Afhandlingen spørger, hvordan politiet udfører vidensbaseret arbejde i praksis, hvilket handlingsrum medarbejderne oplever, og hvilke kilder til viden de anvender. Undersøgelsen bygger på et kvalitativt design med interviews med seks politimedarbejdere fra forskellige fagområder og analyseres med inspiration fra aktør-netværksteori samt perspektiver på politikulturer og kriminalitetskontrol; KUBA forstås som et netværk af mennesker og teknologier. Analysen viser stor variation i KUBA-praksis på tværs af enheder, at ‘viden’ fortolkes forskelligt i organisationen, og at der er behov for at arbejde med selve vidensbegrebet og anerkende dets mangetydighed. Implementeringen kan møde modstand i gadeplanskulturen og forstærke afstande mellem ledelsesmål og frontlinjens vurderinger, og i praksis kan vidensbaseret politiarbejde indirekte udfordre politifolks erfaringsviden og professionelle skøn. Fundene er specifikke for KUBA, men tilgang og teori kan inspirere andre studier af vidensbaserede praksisser.
This thesis examines what shapes and defines knowledge-based methods in the Norwegian police through a case study of KUBA, a national working method introduced in January 2021 to make policing more preventive, evidence-based, and intelligence-led. It asks how the police conduct knowledge-based work in practice, what room for maneuver employees perceive, and which sources of knowledge are used. The study employs a qualitative design with interviews with six police employees across roles and uses actor-network theory and perspectives on police culture and crime control to analyze KUBA as a socio-technical network. The analysis shows wide variation in KUBA practice, that “knowledge” is interpreted differently across the organization, and that there is a need to engage with the concept of knowledge itself and acknowledge its multiple meanings. Implementation can encounter resistance in street-level occupational culture and widen gaps between managerial objectives and frontline views, and in practice, knowledge-based policing may indirectly challenge officers’ experiential knowledge and professional discretion. The findings are specific to KUBA, but the approach and theories may inform other studies of knowledge-based practices.
[This summary has been generated with the help of AI directly from the project (PDF)]
Documents