RAN POL Papers

The paper presents the key outcomes from the training organised by the RAN Police and law enforcement Working Group (POL) on the theory and practice of the Swedish model of dialogue policing, for police officers from all over Europe.

The paper presents the conclusions of the RAN POL meeting that took place on 26 and 30 June 2023, where participants addressed the role of the police in the online sphere, the challenges they encounter, and the methods of monitoring and intervention.

The paper summarises the conclusions of the RAN POL Working Group’s meeting on 25 and 26 May 2023, in Zagreb, Croatia. Police experts from various Member States came together to assess and explore scenarios for the year 2028 and discuss what capacities the police need...

Participants of this two-day study visit jointly took stock of established practices as well as continuing challenges across primary, secondary and tertiary prevention before specifically looking into P/CVE structures in the context of law enforcement, mental health, rehabilitation and...

This paper is focused on practitioners’ perspectives and specifically on their experience of the transition from prison to community. The paper will share the practitioner accounts both good and bad and highlight the issues that dominate the transition experiences of prison, probation...

This paper presents the main conclusions of 2 days of presentations and lively group discussions. Since this was not the first time RAN POL had a meeting on multi-agency holistic cooperation for case diagnosis...

This manual outlines responses to FTFs and their families, returning or planning to return to their home countries within the EU, from terrorist conflict zones such as Syria and Iraq. When the term “returnees” is used in this manual, it refers to FTFs and their families (women and children).

This paper presents the main conclusions of two days of presentations and lively group discussions. Since this was the first time RAN POL had a meeting on the complex phenomenon of mass protest in combination with anti-authorities sentiments and extremists, a large portion of the first day...

This paper summarises the discussion at the online RAN POL meeting held on 5 and 6 July. It starts by presenting the highlights of community or proximity policing in P/CVE, with examples of how police in Europe are incorporating the digital domain into their work.