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On the relationship between goals, membership and network design in multiagency 'fusion' centres

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posted on 2019-06-01, 00:00 authored by David BrightDavid Bright, Chad WhelanChad Whelan
Purpose


The purpose of this paper is to adopt an organisational network perspective to examine the structural properties underpinning the design and governance of multi-agency fusion centres and related environments, focussing particularly on how they are formed and internally managed.




Design/methodology/approach


The authors conducted several focus groups and follow-up interviews with executive and operational members of Australia’s principal fusion centres and related environments.




Findings


The authors argue that in order to understand the internal dynamics of fusion centres, and the ways in which they form and function, the analysis of interrelationships between partners and potential partners is critical. The authors have demonstrated that a network model can assist in this type of analysis. For example, hub-and-spoke network structures appear to be a particularly effective solution to the centralisation-density trade-off for such inter-agency networks.




Originality/value


The authors use a novel approach that combines a goal-oriented network framework with the existing literature on fusion centres to synthesise key features of the network structure of fusion centres and associated processes of information sharing.

History

Journal

Policing: an international journal of police strategies & management

Volume

42

Issue

3

Pagination

441 - 454

Publisher

Emerald Publishing

Location

Bingley, Eng.

ISSN

1363-951X

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2019, Emerald Publishing

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