Author : Olivier Brenninkmeijer
Publisher : Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Internal Security Beyond Borders by : Olivier Brenninkmeijer
Download or read book Internal Security Beyond Borders written by Olivier Brenninkmeijer and published by Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenges to internal security in Europe (including juvenile delinquency, anti-foreigner sentiments, violence, organised crime, etc.) are increasingly affecting public perceptions of safety. This book provides an overview of the challenges to internal security, and argues in favour of a more comprehensive understanding of what internal security entails and what should be kept in mind when looking at crime statistics or when discussing offending behaviour by foreigners. It concludes that public concerns about insecurity need to be taken more seriously and that to meet future security needs, it is necessary to look beyond the traditional confines of police jurisdiction and national territory. Instead, security efforts should address international as well as local challenges that influence subjective feelings of security and affect actual conditions of public safety. In other words, internal security is no longer an internal affair of individual countries. It has become an international concern that requires both local, as well as Europe-wide and global, attention.