Transnational Crime as Productive Fiction

Part of a special section on social justice beyond transnational crime. Criminal justice and national security measures linked to transnational crime are conventionally seen as reactive rather than proactive. It can be suggested, however, that the construction of a transnational crime threat has act...

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Main Author: McCulloch, Jude 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2007
In: Social justice
Year: 2007, Volume: 34, Issue: 2, Pages: 19-32
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)
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Keywords:
Political Science
Law & politics
Power (Social sciences)
Criminal Law
Security systems
National Security
Nation-state
Transnational Crime
Economics
Counterterrorism
Crime
Criminal Justice System
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Summary:Part of a special section on social justice beyond transnational crime. Criminal justice and national security measures linked to transnational crime are conventionally seen as reactive rather than proactive. It can be suggested, however, that the construction of a transnational crime threat has acted as a productive fiction that establishes a rhetorical basis for the transformation and extension of the coercive capacities of states. Despite a failure to counter the threats they purport to address, such transnational crime countermeasures do fulfill a number of agendas. A security paradigm facilitated by the fear and anxiety that has developed around transnational crime allows countries to develop mechanisms for dealing with domestic enemies and to avoid international criticism on human rights grounds, as well as providing strong states with a means of pursuing foreign policy and economic agendas across the world.
ISSN:2327-641X