Militarised Responses to Transnational Organised Crime The War on Crime /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Reitano, Tuesday (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Jesperson, Sasha (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Bird Ruiz-Benitez de Lugo, Lucia (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Politics and war.; Transnational crime.; Organized crime.; Military and Defence Studies.; Transnational Crime.; Organized Crime.

This edited volume examines the use of militarised responses to different forms of criminal activity, discussing the outcomes and unintended consequences. Politicians and policymakers frequently use militarised responses to look tough on crime. The deployment of armies, navies, military assets and m...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction: Militarised Responses to Organised Crime
• A War of Ideas: the Evolution of the Militarisation Debate
• Section 1: Wildlife Crime
• 1.1. The War on Kruger: rhino trafficking in Southern Africa
• 1.2. Blood Ivory in the Horn of Africa: countering terrorism and trafficking with the same toolbox
• 1.3. Environmental Governance: The Need for a Balanced Approach
• 1.4. "A blunt instrument": addressing criminal networks with military responses, and the impact on law enforcement and intelligence
• Section 2: Piracy
• 2.1. Criminals or Pirates? Attacks in the Eastern Indian Ocean
• 2.2. A growing, but little understood threat: Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
• 2.3. The Dangers of Success: Military Responses to Somali Piracy
• 2.4. Replicating Success? What have we learned from Somalia
• Section 3: Migration
• 3.1. Smugglers Inc.: the illicit industry in human migration
• 3.2. The militarisation of the US Border
• 3.3. From Triton to Sofia: assessing the credibility of the EU's naval interventions against migrant smuggling in the Mediterranean
• 3.4. The protection implications of 'getting tough' on smugglers at sea
• Section 4: Drug Trafficking
• 4.1. Governing the Drug Wars
• 4.2. Lessons from Brazil: Military action in the Favelas
• 4.3. The Violence of Drug Trafficking
• 4.4. An Issue for Public Health
• Conclusion: The future of military intervention and the need for Comprehensive Approaches.