Counter-Terrorism Policing

by Pickering, Sharon; McCulloch, Jude; Wright-neville, David

• ISBN13: 9780387768731
• ISBN10: 0387768734
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-12-28
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Policing examines the impact of terrorism on the policing organisation and culturally diverse communities. This book is the first of its kind to contextualise counter-terrorism policing in a conceptual framework and takes account of the unique challenge of the increasing cosmopolitan character of major cities. Based on detailed documentary and ethnographic research it holds significant lessons for cosmopolitan cities around the world.

Author Biography

Dr Pickering and A/Prof McCulloch have also published in the British Journal of Criminology, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, Critical Criminology, Policing and Society, Women and Criminal Justice, and Current Issues in Criminal Justice. Both were invited to be plenary speakers at the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Annual Conference in Hobart in February 2006. Dr Wright-Neville is a leading national and international political commentator on terrorism in South East Asia and is called almost daily to offer analysis of developments relating to terrorism in the region for government and media bodies. He has worked as a consultant to the US, UK and Australian Governments and makes regular contributions to security briefings to US government agencies in Washington. Most recently he was part of the Club of Madrid meetings on terrorism. From 1998-2002 he was a Senior South East Asia Analyst, then Senior Terrorism Analyst for the Office of National Assessments, Office of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Policing and Community in the New Security Environment	p. 7
Introduction	p. 7
A New Security Environment	p. 9
Terrorism as a Process	p. 11
Responding to the Threat	p. 13
Counter-Terrorism Policing	p. 15
Community Policing	p. 17
Counter-Terrorism and Community Policing: Challenges and
Innovations	p. 20
Human Rights	p. 21
Counter-Terrorism Networks	p. 23
Developing New Approaches to Counter-Terrorism Policing	p. 25
Community Intelligence Model	p. 26
Belonging Model	p. 29
Social Cohesion Model	p. 31
International Counter-Terrorism Lessons: A Victorian Case Study	p. 35
Introduction	p. 35
Victoria Police: Towards a New Approach	p. 36
Lessons to be Learned: the London Bombings and Western Europe	p. 38
Background to UK Community Relations Before the Bombings	p. 39
The Importance of Policing	p. 41
Policing Democracy: The Altered Policy and Legal Environment	p. 43
Introduction	p. 43
An Optimal Counter-Terrorism Policy Framework	p. 44
The Australian Policy Framework	p. 45
The Counter-Terrorism Legislative Regime	p. 51
Prosecutions Under the Terrorism Offences in the Commonwealth
Criminal Code	p. 53
ASIO Detention and Questioning Warrants	p. 55
Victorian Legislation	p. 55
Effectiveness of Legislative Frameworks	p. 56
Racial Profiling and Countering Terrorism	p. 60
Community Policing, Counter-Terrorism Policing and National Security	p. 63
Conclusion	p. 69
The Police	p. 71
Data and Method	p. 73
Community Policing	p. 74
The Contemporary Enactment of Community Policing	p. 74
Current Challenges for Engaging with the Community	p. 78
Resources	p. 78
Cultural Diversity	p. 79
Limited Contact and Experience with CALD Communities	p. 80
Language	p. 81
Cultural and Religious Understanding	p. 82
Trust	p. 83
Community Policing and Specialist Community Officers	p. 85
Conclusion	p. 88
Counter-Terrorism Policing	p. 91
Introduction	p. 91
Changing Police Cultures	p. 92
The New Security Environment	p. 93
The Counter-Terrorism Roles of Police Organisations	p. 97
Counter-Terrorism Training	p. 98
Impact of Counter-Terrorism Training	p. 100
Counter-Terrorism Challenges	p. 103
Counter-Terrorism and the Inter-Agency Environment	p. 105
Operating Under Counter-Terrorism Legislation	p. 108
Conclusion	p. 111
Communities Respond to Counter-Terrorism Policing	p. 113
We Want the Police in Our Community: We Like the Police in Our Community	p. 114
The Task at Hand	p. 115
Some Nascent Concerns	p. 118
Conclusion	p. 120
Conclusion	p. 123
A Social Cohesion Approach to Counter-Terrorism	p. 126
References	p. 129
Index	p. 137
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