NCJ Number
167298
Editor(s)
W F McDonald
Date Published
1997
Length
255 pages
Annotation
Eleven papers by persons known for their promotion of the study of international law enforcement and justice present research and information about what the United States and other countries have done and are doing to combat crime on an international scale.
Abstract
Four papers are presented under the topic of "Global Crime and Justice: Nature and Scope." The first paper considers the need for and issues in the development of a global criminology, followed by a paper that examines cross-border social control. Other papers in this section address the issue of how international crime in the new geopolitics poses a core threat to democracy, as well as the characteristics, ramifications and control of illegal immigration by the U.S. Government. Five papers are presented under the topic of "Organizational and Legal Responses." Issues addressed in these papers include the role of Interpol in the developing system of international police cooperation, police cooperation in the European Union, the diffusion of American tactics and personnel in global law enforcement, the enforcement of international criminal justice, and fighting the Mafia and organized crime in Italy and Europe. The concluding two papers are in the section entitled "Political and Ethical Dimensions." Both papers focus on the development of ethical guidelines or rules in the context of competing national and ethical interests in the fight against transnational crime. Chapter notes, a 493-item bibliography, and a subject index