TY - JOUR
T1 - Securitising transnational crime: the political drivers of police cooperation between Australia and Indonesia
AU - McKenzie, Michael
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Why are national police forces increasingly seeking to work together to combat crime? Scholars agree that these cooperative efforts are not simply a response to a growth in transnational crime but debate remains about the broader social and political dynamics involved. Through a case study of the policing relationship between Australia and Indonesia, this article argues that the increasing tendency of governments to frame transnational crime as a security issue is a central driver of international police cooperation. To illustrate this 'securitising' discourse, the article discusses various 'wars on crime' prosecuted by the two countries since the 1970s.
AB - Why are national police forces increasingly seeking to work together to combat crime? Scholars agree that these cooperative efforts are not simply a response to a growth in transnational crime but debate remains about the broader social and political dynamics involved. Through a case study of the policing relationship between Australia and Indonesia, this article argues that the increasing tendency of governments to frame transnational crime as a security issue is a central driver of international police cooperation. To illustrate this 'securitising' discourse, the article discusses various 'wars on crime' prosecuted by the two countries since the 1970s.
U2 - 10.1080/10439463.2017.1299734
DO - 10.1080/10439463.2017.1299734
M3 - Article
VL - 29
SP - 333
EP - 348
JO - Policing and Society: an international journal of research & policy
JF - Policing and Society: an international journal of research & policy
IS - 3
ER -