
Policing the Globe
Criminalization and Crime Control in International Relations
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 31. August 2006
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-19-508948-6 (ISBN)
Description
Pirates, bandits, and smugglers have bedeviled governments since time immemorial. Politicians and media today obsess over terrorism and trafficking in drugs, arms, people and money. Far less is said or known, however, about the expanding global reach of the police, prosecutors, and agencies like Interpol and Europol charged with targeting transnational crime. In this illuminating history that spans past campaigns against piracy and slavery to contemporary campaigns against drug trafficking and transnational terrorism, Peter Andreas and Ethan Nadelmann explain how and why prohibitions and policing practices increasingly extend across borders. The internationalization of crime control is too often described as simply a natural and predictable response to the growth of transnational crime in an age of globalization. Andreas and Nadelmann challenge this conventional view as at best incomplete and at worst misleading.
The internationalization of policing, they demonstrate, primarily reflects ambitious efforts by generations of western powers to export their own definitions of "crime," not just for political and economic gain but also in an attempt to promote their own morals to other parts of the world. A thought-provoking analysis of the historical expansion and recent dramatic acceleration of international crime control, Policing the Globe provides a much-needed bridge between criminal justice and international relations on a topic of crucial public importance.
The internationalization of policing, they demonstrate, primarily reflects ambitious efforts by generations of western powers to export their own definitions of "crime," not just for political and economic gain but also in an attempt to promote their own morals to other parts of the world. A thought-provoking analysis of the historical expansion and recent dramatic acceleration of international crime control, Policing the Globe provides a much-needed bridge between criminal justice and international relations on a topic of crucial public importance.
Reviews / Votes
With intelligence, deep learning, and clarity of exposition, Andreas and Nadelmann critically assess international cooperation against cross-border crime. This book sets a new standard in our understanding of international policing as it addresses some of the central worries of our time. Jorge I. Dominguez, Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Harvard UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-508948-6 (9780195089486)
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Peter Andreas | Ethan Nadelmann
Policing the Globe
Criminalization and Crime Control in International Relations
E-Book
08/2006
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€16.49
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Peter Andreas | Ethan Nadelmann
Policing the Globe
Criminalization and Crime Control in International Relations
E-Book
08/2006
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€16.49
Available for download
Persons
Author
Associate Professor of Political Science and International StudiesAssociate Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Brown University
Executive DirectorExecutive Director, Drug Policy Alliance