Policingplatforme – et perspektiv på civilsamfundsinddragelse

Like many other public institutions, Danish police is currently part of a movement towards further direct involvement of the so-called civic society. Civic society has long been recognized for its resources that differ from that of authorities as the police. The question of exactly why and how to cooperate effectively with civic society in Danish police forces, is not clearly answered. The aim of this article is to answer some of these questions by combining research with three cases. There are no context-independent formulas, the article argues. There is, however, a method of contextualizing involvement of civic society within the police force; by transferring ‘policing’ to a societal responsibility, policing becomes something authorities does with and not for civic society. The article presents a framework on how Danish police can initiate policing processes in local communities: We identified three policing platforms within which the police can navigate the process of policing with civic society and other authorities, institutions or organizations.