Aim: Studying the openness of the Hungarian police in the context of cooperation.
Methodology: Qualitative research, document and content analysis.
Findings: The 1989 regime change fundamentally changed the Hungarian Police. The then closed organization became much more open, and today it has achieved the character typical of democratic police forces. This change required efforts not only from the organization but also from its members. In the Author’s view, a positive development can be observed in both domestic and international cooperation. However, the changes in society today also increasingly indicate the need for further research, for taking into account the perspective of the public and the police, and not least for incorporating intercultural knowledge into (higher) police education.
Value: The value of the study is to draw attention to the cooperation from the organizational nature to one-to-one interaction, to strengthening of the service character of the police and its further development through the introduction of intercultural knowledge.