global policing Archives

President’s Message: Combating Violence and Promoting Global Safety

Violence committed with firearms devastates communities around the globe on a daily basis. Dayton, Ohio; El Paso, Texas; and Gilroy, California, were recent victims of firearm crimes, with dozens of p...

Investigations

Faces in Crowds: Identity as a Counterterrorism Tool

Famous author and humorist Mark Twain apocryphally said, “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” Today, he might have added that if your words don’t speak the truth, then...

Cybercrime

Internet and Telecommunication Fraud: Taiwan’s Framework of Countermeasures

Preventing and combating fraud has long been one of the key priorities of the Taiwan government. Following the liberalization and globalization of telecommunications and the Internet, fraud cases have...

Global Policing

The Diplomatic Security Service: On the Front Lines of Transnational Investigations

The Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) is the law enforcement arm of the U.S. Department of State and is charged with investigating illegal passport or visa issuance or use, identity theft, or document...

Cybercrime

The Spread of Identity Theft: Developments and Initiatives within the European Union

In recent years, the topic of identity theft and the novel challenges associated with the crime have gained significant attention and prominence. The United States has generally been considered the co...

Terrorism

The International Terrorist Threat to the United Kingdom

In early 2005 Dame Eliza had received approval for her decision to retire from the Security Service effective April 2007, after 33 years as an officer of the Security Service, the last 10 as either di...

Cybercrime

Investigating International Cybercrimes

The past two decades brought rapid advancement in technology and placed Internet access in the homes of most families in the United States as well as many homes in other countries, and digital connect...

Global Policing

IACP South American Executive Public Safety Seminar: Fortaleza, Brazil

On June 18, the governor of the Brazilian state of Ceara, Lucio Gonçalo de Alcantara, opened the IACP's sixth major South American event hosted in Brazil in the past six years....