Notes LEA 300
Notes LEA 300
Notes LEA 300
- refers to a system where police administrations and operations are independent from one state to
another. It is more applicable to countries with federal government.
Comparative Criminology - Theories (Scheider) Alertness to crime theory - is that as a nation develops, people’s alertness
to crime is heightened, so they report more crime to police and also demand the police become more effective at
solving crime problems.
Chowkidar - in India, means one who inhabits a "chowki", police station or guard house.
Economic or migration theory - is that crime everywhere is the result of unrestrained migration and over population in
urban areas such as ghettos and slums.
Opportunity theory - is that along with higher standards of living, victims become more careless of their belongings,
and opportunities for committing crime multiply.
EUROPOL's Mandate
1. llicit drug trafficking
2. Illicit immigration networks;
3. Terrorism; Forgery of money (counterfeiting of the euro)
and other means of payment;
4. Trafficking in human beings (including child pornography);
5. Illicit vehicle trafficking;
6. Money laundering
Illegal Drug Trade - the term being used in the international scene,
it is a more comprehensive term than drug trafficking as it includes
cultivation and manufacture.
International Crimes
1. Aggression (by one state against another)
2. Treat of aggression
3. Genocide (destroying a national, ethnic, racial, or
religious group)
4. Terrorism
5. Drug trafficking