ABSTRACT
The movement toward globalization and the rediscovery of terrorism as a social problem are two interrelated forces that promise to forge the development of American policing well into the twenty-first century. The governmental response to terrorism requires changes in policing, even at the local level. Globalization marks a change in the economic system, which also requires modifications in policing. Major changes in the economic conditions of all societies are coupled with transformations in institutions of social control. As formal agents of social control, the police have consistently adapted to comply with major changes in economic conditions. Shifts in the modes of production, the circulation of capital, and the techniques of generating capital all affect the foci and practices of police institutions.
