Digital Solution for Grannsamverkan

Abstract

The concept of Neighbourhood Watch is widespread internationally and acts as a crime preventing method, focusing on neighbours collaborating with law enforcement in order to reduce crimes. The equivalent in Sweden is known as Grannsamverkan and according to Brottsförebyggande rådet (Brå), the use of the concept reduces the risk of crimes in residential areas by 36%. The concept is supported and managed by several actors, one of them being the Swedish Police Authority. They play a crucial part in the seriousness of the concept since they represent law and order. In addition to this, a common job duty for the police officers is administration of Grannsamverkan, which is perceived as insufficient to some extent by personnel within the authority. The thesis project has consisted of a pilot study and have been conducted at the Swedish Police Authority. The aim has been to seek out the appropriate requirements needed by police officers in order to increase and improve the current administration of Grannsamverkan. A thorough data gathering process have been conducted where police officers all over Sweden have participated. Some of the key findings from the data gathering process was a feeling of not having enough time, a lack of structure, and the significant importance of having a municipal counterpart. This have resulted in a requirements specification for a digital tool, presented in four portfolio epics which captures the functionality of the digital tool. The end-users are police officers working with Grannsamverkan, and therefore the digital tool is set to be an integrated digital tool consisting of several key activities all revolving around the administration of Grannsamverkan.