ABSTRACT

Global Injustice and Crime Control places cross-border, cross-national and international crime and crime control within its wider context. It examines theory from a range of disciplines and introduces students to the frequently neglected area of the world order and world politics, in an effort to direct attention to the links between events, power, ideas, institutions, policies, actions and counter-actions at the international and domestic level.

In an increasingly interconnected and interdependent world, the various dimensions of globalisation play a pivotal role in issues of crime and criminal justice in the 21st century. This interdisciplinary textbook offers a critical treatment of the development and recent acceleration of national, regional and international efforts at cross-border crime control and law enforcement. The book not only places cross-national and international efforts by police, courts, regional and international agencies within their historical context, but also focuses on elucidating leading theoretical perspectives from within globalisation literature, criminology and international relations to shed light upon both sides of this phenomenon.

Areas covered include:

  • cross-border crime and security,
  • state crime and corruption,
  • international responses to genocide,
  • terrorism and counter-terrorism,
  • organised crime.

This book will be perfect reading for modules in transnational crime and justice and will be of interest to students in criminology, policing, public policy and international relations.

part I|54 pages

Contextualisation

chapter 2|28 pages

Historical contextualisation

part II|106 pages

Theorising crime and its control in a global and transnational context

part III|120 pages

Analysis of major international and transnational crimes

chapter 6|31 pages

Genocide and the responsibility to protect

chapter 7|33 pages

Terrorism and counter-terrorist strategies

chapter 8|42 pages

Human trafficking

chapter 9|12 pages

Conclusion

Global injustice and crime control