The development of the Scandinavian police during the 19th and 20th centuries:

Transference, adaptation and cooperation

Björn Furuhagen

Uppsala University, Sweden

Policy Transfer in Policing

How has Norway, Denmark and Sweden influenced each other?

The Scandinavian police

A local police

The Scandinavian police

A local police

Good relations to the population

The Scandinavian police

A local police

Good relations to the population

A non military police

Policy Transfer in Policing

Why does transference occur ?

Why are there similarities - or differences ?

Policy Transfer in Policing

Transference of ideas and methods between countries.

Policy Transfer in Policing

Transference of ideas and methods between countries.

Each country has independently copied from abroad.

Policy Transfer in Policing

Transference of innovations and methods between countries.

Each country has independently copied from abroad.

Fundamental social, economic, political and cultural conditions in society are similar.

A ”new police” in Scandinavia

Stockholm 1850

Oslo 1859

Copenhagen 1862.

Scandinavia 19th c, early 20th c

Transference of innovations and methods between the countries.

Each country has independently copied from abroad.

Fundamental social, economic, political and cultural conditions in society are similar.

Scandinavia mid 20th c and later

Transference of innovations and methods between the countries.

Each country has independently copied from abroad.

Fundamental social, economic, political and cultural conditions in society are similar.

Transference within Scandinavia

The nationalization of the Swedish police in 1965

Transference within Scandinavia

The nationalization of the Swedish police in 1965

Reorganisation of the Norwegian police in the 1970´s and 90´s

Transference within Scandinavia

The nationalization of the Swedish police in 1965

Reorganisation of the Norwegian police in the 1970´s and 90´s

The Danish police reform in 2007