International Policing and Global Prohibitions

This chapter examines the growing cross-border reach of policing, which has become an increasingly prominent dimension of global governance. It answers questions such as How do states cooperate in policing the illicit global economy? How old is international policing, and how has it changed? What is driving the internationalization of policing? What is a global prohibition, and why are some prohibitions globalized? What have been the least and most successful global prohibitions? How did international policing come to be defined as a national security matter? How did September 11 impact the policing of the illicit global economy? What is the role of the private sector in international policing? What are the limits of international policing cooperation? What are some of the negative consequences of international policing?