1. NBPA conference Edinburgh 2011 – International policing workshop update
Managing change - International Policing and 21st Century Britain
Lead and facilitators
 Tony C Smikle MA
 Renata Valickova MA BA
 Snezhanna Lennon LLB, LLB
Workshop aim and objectives
Aim – To raise awareness of the issues impacting on modern policing in a global
policing environment
Objectives:
• To consider the issues raised by officers and staff operating within UK policing
• To identify specific areas of concern for international policing
• To discuss ideas which will assist in strategic planning for the future
The workshop formed part of the 7 workshops at the NBPA annual general meeting ad
conference in Edinburgh 6 October 2011.
The nature of the subject matter required the learning to be shared between the two
sessions, with the first group (9.30am to 11am) identifying some of the critical issues
for international policing and the second group (11.30am to 1pm) identifying some of
the solutions.
Background
There are officially 196 countries in the world (193 are members of the United Nations)
this leaves Taiwan, Kosovo and the Vatican City as 3 non members of the UN.
http://geography.about.com/cs/countries/a/numbercountries.htm
The world is facing a number of challenges that Kurt Eyre of the NPIA International
Academy (Bramshill) defines of having a Global and Local impact (Glocal).
“Crime and justice are no longer simply local or national issues; they are global
concerns which require careful study and concerted international action”
(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Global Report on Crime & Justice 1999) Taken from Kurt Eyre MSc
Improving Global Security Through Policing
At the start of the workshop Renata Valickova and Snezhanna Lennon presented
information explained how they had travelled from their respective countries and
ended working within the policing family. A copy of Snezhanna Lennon’s presentation
is attached at page 11.

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The countries of birth
(delegates) represented in
the workshops 1 and 2;-
 Czech Republic
 England
 Estonia
 India
 Jamaica
 Nigeria
 Pakistan
 Romania
 Scotland
 USA
 Wales
Video clip - History of the British Empire (Horrible
Histories episode 11 )
Prior to the tasks being completed the delegates were
show a video clip highlighting the process of the British
Empire being created.
This can be viewed at the below link;-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWedTbuAtR4
The second cohort were also shown a section of a
speech by David Cameron on multi culturalism, this can
viewed here:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3xsnEzA8Fw
Question 1:
What are the current critical international policing issues?
 Money laundering
o The routes and processes to clean monies from criminal conduct
 People trafficking
o Prostitution
o Child exploitation
o Slavery
 Human Rights Act
o Conservatives wish to abolish and introduce UK bill
o Lib/Dems ‘HRA is here to stay’
 Visibility/invisibility of people
o How immigrants are not on the countries radar unless they;
 Pay taxes
 Eligible to claim benefit
 Commit crime
 Corruption
o Identify what is
o What levels (MPs)
o External factors
o Financial gain
o Decision making
 Ability to communicate
o Language
o Signs/symbols
o Technology
 Resources

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o Costs
o Effective use of resources
 Difference in organisational standards
o The British model, is it the best for all?
o Not armed, armed
o Rationale – police for the people or politicians
 Difference in organisational structures
o Community based Peelian principles of consent
o Quasi military
o Military model
 Admissibility of evidence
o Continuity of evidence
o Evidence obtained through coercion or force
 Admissible in some countries
 British procedures and processes abroad (bureaucracy)
o Dependent on documented audit trail and accountability
 Differing priorities (at a moment in time)
o Trust and confidence (UK) v Finance (Greece) v Terrorism (Pakistan)
 Terrorism
o The rules of engagement have changed
o Creations of Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU)
o Are the recent attacks viewed differently to the attacks prior to 9/11?
o Focus on 20122
 Lack of respect for the police
o Who is responsible?
 Parents
 Young people
 Media
 The Police (behaviour)
 Politicians (behaviour)
 Riots
o Many reasons
o Have images of the oppressed rising up influenced the mindset of many
people here?
 Power and/or authority
o The police in all countries have power over citizens
o In the UK additional authority is needed to:
 Conduct surveillance
 Access telephones
 Bank records
 Privileged information
 In some countries, the officers by virtue of the post that they have
are automatically authorised

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Question 2:
What are the solutions to current critical international policing issues?
The delegates were split into 3 groups, asked to review the above list and choose
areas to discuss ideas and solutions.
The groups focussed on:-
Corruption, Ability to communicate and People trafficking
Solutions
Corruption
 Issues relate to money and power
 In some countries paying money for promotion is a common practice
 There is a perception that some roles have more value than others
 Factors that add to the risk of corruption
o Poverty
o Bribery
o Tips
Solutions include;-
 Partnership approach
o Partner organisations should also have similar approach
o Ethos of integrity]
o Education – rules and red lines
o Role model ethical behaviour
o Pride in role (self esteem and confidence)
o Create a culture of honesty and organisational Ethicacy
o Have reward and sanction protocol
This should result in improved co-operation between stakeholders
The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) public office code of ethics list;
 Selflessness
 Integrity,
 Accountability,
 Openness,
 Objectivity,
 Honesty and
 Leadership
Recent announcements and resignations have impacted on the world view of
British policing.

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Ability to communicate
Which language to use was discussed as part of the problem, as although pilots
must speak English for travelling through international airspace, this is not the case
for many people within their respective spaces
Solutions
 An accessible how to kit
should be designed as a lot of
information is not accessible
without complex negotiations
and bureaucracy
 No centralised database
 Shared access on how to
secure information from
abroad
 Translation software built in
 The ability to flag people and
vehicles for further
investigation if stopped in
another country
 Training
 Software to aid translation
 Multilingual staff base
 Software to read Arabic car plates (Arabic plates cannot be placed on the PNC)
 Utilise competent staff (including language skills)
o Why teach officers to learn Russian for a specific piece of work when we
already have Russian speaking officers and staff)
People trafficking
Solutions
Focus on safeguarding and supporting victims
 Promote awareness
 Identify risk indicators
o Going missing from home
o New clothes
o Change of friends
o Change in appearance
o Substance abuse
o Attention seeking
o Change in personality
o Involvement in petty crime
o Problematic reports from schools
 Language
o Range of languages to assist
 Community involvement
 Social conscience (not ignore distressed children)
 Citizens advice Bureau (CAB)
SPOKEN AS "NATIVE"
LANGUAGE
TOTAL
SPEAKERS
1. Mandarin Chinese 874,000,000
2. Hindi (India) 366,000,000
3. English 341,000,000
4. Spanish 322-358,000,000
5.
Bengali (India and
Bangladesh)
207,000,000
6. Portuguese 176,000,000
7. Russian 167,000,000
8. Japanese 125,000,000
9. German (standard) 100,000,000
10. Korean 78,000,000
Source: Source: Ethnologue Volume I: Languages of
the World, 14th ed. (2000). These statistics are only
rough approximations in most cases.

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 Train staff at social venues (cinema, shops, parks to identify indicators)
 Free phone help and advice line
Comment
The British police service is under
immense scrutiny at this moment in
time, with reviews being
undertaken by Neyroud and Winsor
at time of up to 20% cut to police
budgets.
Winsor is focussing on pay levels
whilst Neyroud is focussing on
leadership training, both have the
potential to permanently change
the policing landscape, without
reference to significant external
international factors.
The below international affairs stakeholder (by Kurt Eyre) map highlights the complex
aspects and interdependencies of international policing.
Winsor & Neyroud

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Conclusion
In addition to the discussion, flyers from the International Academy at Bramshill were
circulated to the delegates, detailing three programmes aimed at international
strategic leaders:-
 International Commanders’ Programme (ICP)
 International Strategic Leadership Programme (ISLP)
 Tackling International Organised Crime (TIOC)
A copy of the flyer is available on page 12 of this report.
The workshops identified the following areas as being critical in the context of
international policing;
 Money laundering
 People trafficking
 Human Rights Act
 Visibility/invisibility of people
 Corruption
 Ability to communicate
 Resources
 Difference in organisational standards
 Difference in organisational structures
 Admissibility of evidence
 British procedures and processes abroad (bureaucracy)
 Differing priorities (at a moment in time)
 Terrorism
 Lack of respect for the police
 Riots
 Power and/or authority
Due to time constraints, only corruption, ability to communicate and people
trafficking were looked at in more detail with the solutions detailed above.
Each area requires consideration and discussion as solutions are complex and at
times emotive. There needs to be a joined up approach to address issues and support
initiatives that work.
On behalf of the NBPA, my thanks to all delegates who attended this workshop, with
special thanks to Renata Valickova (info page 8) and Snezhanna Lennon (info page 9)
for assisting in the delivery of this workshop.

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Workshop lead and facilitators
Tony C Smikle
Professional profile
Tony has over 29 years competence of operational policing and police
training.
His work has required me to design and develop bespoke training
packages for policing organisations around the world, I have facilitated
numerous courses for police managers strategists and officers in, Serbia
(Belgrade), Poland (Krakow), Norway (Oslo & Trondheim), France
(Calais), Canada (Toronto), USA (Miami, Georgia, Phoenix, Atlanta,
Dallas, Washington DC, Mississippi and Los Angeles) and Holland
(Apeldoorn)
National College for Police Leadership, Tutor 2006 - present
 NPIA as a tutor on the Positive Action Leadership Programme (PALP)
 Develop new products in response to changes in the market demand. This is done in
line with student centred techniques, taking into account the levels of knowledge and
expertise of the audience.
 Enable and facilitate the development of knowledge, understanding and interpersonal
skills of students through delivery inputs on both general and specialist themes to a
very high standard by means of student centred techniques that are appropriate for the
audience.
 Assess the work of individual students through feedback sessions with students as
required in a supportive and developmental way
 Teach and facilitate modules on the PALP and other bespoke or short course
programmes throughout the NPIA and elsewhere as may be necessary.
 Enable students to relate their learning to Police practice through a competency based
approach in line with the Integrated Competency Framework.
Educational qualifications
 Master of Arts - Coventry University (2010)
 International Leadership Institute Graduate - University District of Columbia / Jackson State
University (2004)
 NPT Trainer’s Certificate (2002)
 Lead Auditor, Irca certified assessor ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 10011 (2001)
Renata Valickova
Languages: Slovak and English
Renata is a member of the Black & Minority Ethnic Communities
Independent Advisory Group (IAG) for the South Yorkshire Police.
She assists in assessing the impact on communities of
implementing new and existing policies and services. She
engages and liaises with Slovak Roma community in Sheffield to
increase the confidence in police work.
Renata is currently working as a Registered Slovak Interpreter in legal field and also
as a Cultural Consultant for the Children’s Society, Embrace Project.
Originally from Romania and Slovakia, Renata holds MA in International Political
Economy from the University of Sheffield.

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Snezhanna Lennon
Languages: Fluent in English, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish & Bulgarian.
Nationality: British/Ukrainian.
Born in 1971 in Kherson, South-East of Ukraine in to a family of
teachers.
Nov. 2005 – Currently Police Constable 1557 Lennon; Thames Valley
Police (Reactive Demand, Team 1, Newbury, West Berkshire LPA).
May 2003 Rodgers & Burton Solicitors, Barnes, London. Worked with solicitor Antonia
Crawshay, assisted in representing the Embassy of Ukraine in court, legal interpreting during
the court hearing of the case Ukraine v Oleg Tkatchivski.
Aug – Sept 03 Volunteer at The European Human Rights Advocacy Centre, 62-66 Highbury
Grove, London (Project Manager - Tina Devadasan). The main field area of this Centre is
taking cases on the violation of Article 3 of the European Convention, from Russia and
Chechnya to the European Court of Human Rights. Assisted with the translations of legal
documents, research and preparing materials for admissibility to the European Court of
Human Rights.
Oct 02 – July 05 Graduated at The University of Reading, LLB Law.
Aug 01 – Aug 02 Freelance Translator – legal translations, amongst clients were Simcocks
Solicitors, Douglas, Isle of Man; Shields Environmental Plc, Essex. At the same time
completed an Access to Higher Education Course at Reading College and School of Arts &
Design.
June 99 – Aug 01 McDonalds, Reading, Berkshire; Crew member.
1999 – Emigrated to the UK following marriage to a British national.
July 95 - Sep 98 Defence Lawyer; Public Prosecution Office, Kherson, Ukraine.
Aug 94 – May 95 Legal Practice Course, qualified as a Ukrainian Lawyer, specialising in
Criminal Law.
Sep 91 - April 93 Detective at Investigating Department (Equivalent of CID) at Kherson Police
Station, Ukraine. During service reached the rank of Police Captain.
Sept 89 - Aug 91 Specialist Militia School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR,
Kherson, Ukraine; LLB Law Degree; Received High Award in Operative and Investigative
Activities of the Department of Internal Affairs (Home Office).
1988 Upon completing my “A” levels, worked as a secretary to the Chief Inspector at the local
police station.

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Registered workshop attendees
S, Afzai Lancashire Police Authority
M, Ahmed Lancashire Constabulary
Z, Ahmed North Yorkshire Police
B, Akintunde Strathclyde Police
Z, Awan Lancashire Constabulary
J, Awosoga City of London Police
M, Basi Strathclyde Police
A, Chadha Fife Constabulary
V, Donaldson MET Police
T, Duffin CROP
C, Fong Lothian & Borders Police
T, Gittens MET Police
R, Gordon Royal Cayman Islands Police
M, Graham Lothian & Borders Police
J, Headley MET Police
E, Henry National Policing Improvement Agency
W, Henry Kent Police
R, RIffla SEMPERscotland
S, Kaiser Lothian & Borders Police
S, Khan West Yorkshire Police
L, Kilg European Police College
P, Knowles Avon & Somerset Constabulary
L, Logan MET Police
G, Mitchell Fife Constabulary
A, Morris Fife Constabulary
B, Narbad South Wales Police
D, Norris SOCA
F, Rafiq Lothian & Borders Police
K, Redman-Henry City of London Police
R, Reid Staffordshire Police
N, Sandhu Norwegian Police
L, Spooner Dorset Police Force
P, Torak Cambridgeshire Constabulary

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My Journey: Ukraine To the UK
By
Snez Lennon
(PC 1557)
Ukraine: Geographical location
Ukraine: A Few Facts
• Ukraine is the 2nd largest country in
Europe.
• Population about 46 Million.
• The climate of Ukraine is mostly temperate
continental (-10°C to 36°C).
• NOT a member of the EU.
• Also known for the Chernobyl nuclear
disaster.
About Me
Life in The UK
• Heathrow – Immigration – 3.5 hrs
• An every day struggle
establishing myself within the
country.
• My first job in the UK – Working in
McDonalds.
Life in The UK
• My Ukrainian Law Degree was not recognized.
• I completed an access to Higher Education
course.
• I studied at Law School at The University of
Reading in 2002 and graduated in 2005 with
LLB Law Degree.
• My ambition was to continue doing what I did
back home, practice law.
• How naive I was in thinking that I would just
become a solicitor!
Quotes of the 21st Century
“Our clients are predominantly British born
and your accent would be a considerable
obstacle when dealing with them.”
“First generation immigrants should be
working in Burger King.”

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