Militarised Responses to Transnational Organised Crime The War on Crime /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Reitano, Tuesday (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Jesperson, Sasha (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Bird Ruiz-Benitez de Lugo, Lucia (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: 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...