03106nam a2200337Ia 4500 305455 OCoLC 20160527185125.0 100322s2010 enkab b 001 0 eng 2010012137 9780199577699 (hbk.) 0199577692 (hbk.) (OCoLC)605014654 PUCPR cicg HV 7921 .B65 2010 363.2/309729 22 Bowling, Benjamin. 203944 Local Policing the Caribbean transnational security cooperation in practice Ben Bowling. Oxford New York Oxford University Press c2010. xxv, 350 p. ill., maps 23 cm. Clarendon studies in criminology 73877 Local "Policing the Caribbean explores the emergence of law enforcement and security practices that extend beyond the boundaries of the nation state. Perceptions of public safety and national sovereignty are shifting in the face of domestic, regional and global insecurity, and with the emergence of transnational policing practices responding to drug trafficking and organised crime. This book examines how security threats are prioritised and the strategies that are put in place to respond to them, based on a detailed empirical case study of police and security sector organizations in the Caribbean. Transnational policing, one of the most significant recent developments in the security field, has brought about a number of changes in the organisation of criminal law enforcement in the Caribbean and other parts of the world. Drawing on interviews with chief police officers, customs, coastguard, immigration, security, military and government officials, Policing the Caribbean examines these changes, providing a unique insight into the work of overseas liaison officers from the UK and USA, and their collaboration with local police and security agencies. The first study of transnational policing in the Caribbean, this book assesses the extent to which a restructured transnational security infrastructure has enhanced the safety and wellbeing of the Caribbean islands, and other countries on the shores of the north Atlantic, and asks how we can ensure that the policing beyond boundaries is accountable and good enough to make the world a safer place"--Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Introduction -- Caribbean security in context -- The Caribbean Police Commissioner -- Transnational policing on the ground : reactive and proactive investigation -- Armed force, the military and transnational policing -- Border protection : customs, immigration and airport security -- Maritime policing -- Overseas liaison officers -- Transforming Caribbean security -- Conclusion. Police West Indies. 152072 Local Law enforcement West Indies. 123746 Local Security, International West Indies. 167369 Local Police International cooperation. 152072 Local Clarendon studies in criminology 223931 223931 0 0 lc 0 HV_7921_000000000000000__B65_2010 0 cil 76549 7 7 4 2016-05-27 Oxford Univ. Press 105.60 492217 0 HV 7921 .B65 2010 70000000892353 2016-05-27 00:00:00 r:305455 6