Urbanization, Policing, and Security: Global Perspectives (International Police Executive Symposium Co-Publications)

In terms of raw numbers, the amount of world urban dwellers have increased four-fold, skyrocketing from 740 million in 1950 to almost 3.3 billion in 2007. This ongoing urbanization will continue to create major security challenges in most countries. Based on contributions from academics and practitioners from countries as diverse as Nigeria, Pakist Through The Lens Of Urbanization, This Book Examines Crime, Policing, And Security Issues Around The World. International Academic And Police Leaders Contribute Their Perspectives On A Diverse Range Of Overlapping And Complementary Topics, From Special Problems To Global Challenges. Covering Studies On Major Cities In More Than 18 Countries, This Text Explores A Variety Of Areas, Including The Role Of Urbanization In Security And Global Concerns Such As Transnational Crime, Racial Profiling, And Information Sharing. The Book Also Explores Responses To Urban Problems Associated With Police And Security Including Human Rights Activism And Police Reform. Urbanization And Crime In Cameroon / David K. Chiabi -- Urbanization And Security In Kampala City, Uganda / Benjamin Namanya -- Urbanization, Policing, And Safety In Serbia / Zelimir Kesetovic -- Urbanization And Security In Russia / Yakov Gilinskiy -- Spatial Determinants Of Crime In Poland / Emil W. Plywaczewski, Wieslaw Plywaczewski -- Drug Problems In Peshawar, Pakistan / Fasihuddin -- Organized Crime In South Africa / C.j. Roelofse -- Organized Crime And Safety In Azerbaijan / Fazil Guliyev, Orkhan Dadashov -- Traffic Administration In Hyderabad, India / Adki Surender -- Urban Mass Evacuation In The United States / Michael Doyle -- Reforming Policing In Victoria, Australia / Christine Nixon -- Urbanization And Community Policing In Nigeria / Amos Oyesoji Aremu -- Policing Multiethnic Societies / Branislav Simonovic, Uros Pena -- Urbanization, Security, And Human Rights / Carmen Lee Solis, Patricia L. Gatling -- Policing Protests In New York City / Alex S. Vitale -- Urban Crime And Criminal Investigation In Slovenia / Gorazd Mesko, Darko Maver, Ines Klinkon -- Police Cooperation In International Drug Investigations In North America / Chantal Perras -- Information Sharing Between Police And Intelligence Agencies / Kathleen M. Sweet -- Public-private Partnerships In Los Angeles / Margaret York -- Post-9/11 Port Security In Houston, Texas / Gary R. Scheibe, Elizabeth H. Mcconnell -- Private Security In Bosnia And Herzegovina / Dusko Vejnovic, Velibor Lalic, Mile Sikman -- Private Security In South Africa / P.j. Potgieter -- Body Guarding In South Africa / Johan Ras -- Urbanization And Security : Moving Forward, Key Themes, And Challenges / Julia Davidson, Elena Martellozzo. Edited By Gary Cordner, Annmarie Cordner, Dilip K. Das. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Content: Introduction: Policing and Urbanization, Gary Cordner, A. Cordner, and D.K. Das URBAN SECURITY PROBLEMS Urbanization and Crime in Cameroon, D.K. Chiabi Urbanization and Security in Kampala City, Uganda, B. Namanya Urbanization, Policing, and Safety in Serbia, Z. Kesetovic Urbanization and Security in Russia, Y. Gilinskiy Spatial Determinants of Crime in Poland, E.W. Plywaczewski and W. Plywaczewski Drug Problems in Peshawar, Pakistan, Fasshuddin Organized Crime in South Africa, C.J. Roelofse Organized Crime and Safety in Azerbaijan, F. Guliyev and O. Dasshov Traffic Administration in Hyderabad, India, A. Surender Urban Mass Evacuation in the United States, M. Doyle POLICE RESPONSES Reforming Policing in Victoria, Australia, C. Nixon Urbanization and Community Policing in Nigeria, A.O. Aremu Policing Multiethnic Societies, B. Simonovic and U. Pena Urbanization, Security, and Human Rights, C.L. Solis and P.L. Gatling Policing Protests in New York City, A.S. Vitale Urban Crime and Criminal Investigation in Slovenia, G. Mesko, D. Maver, and I. Klinkon Police Cooperation in International Drug Investigations in North America, C. Perras Information Sharing between Police and Intelligence Agencies, K.M. Sweet PRIVATE SECURITY RESPONSES Public-Private Partnerships in Los Angeles, M. York Post 9/11 Port Security in Houston, Texas, G.R. Scheibe and E.H. McConnell Private Security in Bosnia and Herzegovina, D. Vejnovic, V. Lalic, and M. Sikman Private Security in South Africa, P.J. Potgieter Body Guarding in South Africa, J. Ras Urbanization and Security: Moving Forward, Key Themes, and Challenges, J. Davidson and E. Martellozzo Index Through the lens of urbanization, this study examines crime, policing, and security issues around the world. International academic and police leaders contribute their perspectives on a diverse range of overlapping and complementary topics, from special problems to global challenges