This unique book sets out the conceptual framework for knowledge management and explains how a greater understanding of the subject can help policing at an operational level. Part I covers the foundations of knowledge management and the key security issues in relation to a "globalized" world of crime and terrorism, Part II looks at the building of structures and the use of applications and Part III integrates the first two parts by providing illustrative examples of working applications of police-specific knowledge management systems. Drawing on examples from around the world, the book takes the reader through the range of different systems and approaches and shows how they can be implemented in practice using illustrative case studies and practical diagrams. This is an ideal purchase for all police professionals and policing academics with an interest in, or role in knowledge management systems.