Democratic Policing and State Capacity in an Integrated World

This chapter outlines some of the challenges that providers of assistance to developing democracies face in helping create practices of democratic policing. Police in modern democracies face a “democratic dilemma” wherein effective crime control practices

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Policing Across Borders Law Enforcement Networks and the Challenges of Crime Control

Editor George Andreopoulos John Jay College of Criminal Justice City University of New York New York, NY, USA

ISBN 978-1-4419-9544-5 ISBN 978-1-4419-9545-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-9545-2 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012953701 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Acknowledgments

This volume is the culmination of a research project entitled Policing Across Borders: Strengthening the Role of Law Enforcement in Global Governance. This project consisted of four research workshops organized under the auspices of the Center for International Human Rights (CIHR) at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, in collaboration with the Center for Security Studies (KEMEA) of the Greek Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection. The purpose of these workshops was to explore key challenges confronting the law enforcement community in the Balkan region in dealing with transnational threats and to assess the prospects for effective cross-border collaboration in addressing such threats. The workshops brought together law e