Intelligence-led policing in the 21 Century: How increased mobility requires new paradigms of information sharing.

The challenge posed by mobile criminality to law enforcement has increased in the 21 Century, as technology and digital communication have accelerated. This study examines the threat by analysing foreign national suspects data (arrested in a UK police force, n = 293) and UK-based practitioner interviews (n = 36). The evidence reveals the threat from offenders who travel between countries is growing, in quantity and sophistication.