Serious violent or sexual offenders travelling across European Union Borders: Ideological and ethical challenges of information exchange
Serious violent or sexual offenders travelling across European Union Borders: Ideological and ethical challenges of information exchange
Author(s): Sarah Hilder, Hazel KemshallSubject(s): Criminal Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Security and defense, Criminology, Studies in violence and power, Penal Policy, EU-Legislation
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: Public protection; information exchange; cross border; violent or sexual offenders; rights; privacy;
Summary/Abstract: The relative ease of international travel, coupled with open borders across much of the European Union provides capacity for some serious violent or sexual offenders to utilise these advancements to increase their opportunities to offend. In 2013, an EU-funded project reviewed existing information exchange systems and the challenges of collaborative working across EU Member States to manage such offenders. This article reviews key issues arising from that research, and a range of ideological, ethical and legal differences and constraints that impact upon the choices and actions of law enforcement and probation personnel.
Journal: European Journal of Probation
- Issue Year: 8/2016
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 128-145
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
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