Search results for: “international police cooperation”
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Interpol
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) Interpol-Washington "Presently providing cooperation among police agencies of 181 nations, Interpol is in the United States represented by the U.S. National Central Bureau, also called Interpol-Washington, which is directed by the […]
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Terrorism Definition
Terrorism Definition Introduction to the Problems of the Terrorism Definition There is “no internationally agreed upon definition of terrorism. The plurality of terrorism definitions reflects the disagreement that exists over the politically sensitive issues of the “purposes of terrorist aims, actors, and activities… [and is] symptomatic of larger ideological arguments over who the ‘bad guys’…
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Cyber Law
Cyberspace Crimes Law…
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Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement Bibliographic Details Title: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement Author: Larry E. Sullivan, editor-in-chief Publisher: Thousand Oaks (Sage Publications) Description: 3 volumes ISBN: 0761926496 Contents note: v. 1. State and local / Marie Simonetti Rosen, editor — v. 2. Federal / Dorothy Moses Schulz, editor — v. 3. International / M.R. Haberfeld, editor.…
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War on Terror
War on Terror The war on terror, according to Mathieu Deflem and Stephen Chicoine (1) “refers to a series of counterterrorism measures authorized and enacted by the U.S. government following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Occasionally also capitalized as War on Terror and sometimes referred to as the War on Terrorism and the…
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Intelligence Agencies
Intelligence Agencies Intelligence Agencies and Terrorism “(L)anguage barriers, poor inter-agency communications, and aged equipment among police are seen as hindering police investigations.”(1) “Ironically, in view of the technological focus in counter-terrorism, police and intelligence agencies have been criticized for not having been efficient in curbing terrorism or for predicting the September 11 attack. Efficiency as…
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USA Patriot Act
USA Patriot Act The official name of the USA Patriot Act is the ‘Uniting and Strengthening America Act by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism’ of 2001. This US federal piece of legislation “places special emphasis on foreign investigative work and the investigation of aliens engaged in terrorist activities. At the international…
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Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services In relation of the protection of the U.S. borders, the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly called the Immigration and Naturalization Service) is basically “responsible for enforcing U.S. laws on immigration.”(1) Notes and References Deflem, Mathieu. 2005. “International Policing —The Role of the United States.” Pp. 808-812 in…
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Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection “Not only the DEA is affected by the war on drugs, but so are some of the activities of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (formerly called the U.S. Customs Service), the U.S. Marshals Service, and the U.S. Coast Guard.” (1) Notes and References Deflem, Mathieu. 2005. “International…
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Drug Control
Drug Control International Partnerships While the bulk of our drug-control efforts are domestic, strong partnerships with our international allies abroad are vital to reducing the threats that drug use, production, and trafficking pose to our national security. Today, we are in an era of unprecedented cooperation among the United States and partners around the world…
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United States Drug Enforcement Administration
United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Among the U.S. federal law enforcement agencies with international activities, two have a wide-ranging global presence: the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the DEA. In the United States, some other police agencies also have clear international orientations. “The United States Drug Enforcement Administration is the primary agency responsible…
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Among the U.S. federal law enforcement agencies with international activities, two have a wide-ranging global presence: the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). In the United States, some other police agencies also have clear international orientations. “As the principal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal…
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World Organisation
Hierarchical Display of World organisation International Organisations > World organisationsInternational Relations > International affairs > International organisation World organisation Concept of World organisation See the dictionary definition of World organisation. Characteristics of […]
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Schengen Agreement
Schengen Agreement and Europe There is an entry on schengen agreement in the European legal encyclopedia. Asylum and Schengen Agreement and the European Union Resources See Also Immigration Resources See Also Further Reading Entry "Schengen Agreement" in the work "A Concise […]
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Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Area of freedom, security and justice and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Area of freedom, security and justice provided by the European Union Commission: It was decided to establish an area of freedom, security and justice, the aim being to ensure genuine freedom of movement […]