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Week
1: INTRODUCTION
08/21
•
first class
Week
2: SOCIOLOGY OF SOCIAL CONTROL, I: INTRODUCTION
08/26
•
Syllabus
•
See
also: Teaching Terrorism: An Interview with Philip Jenkins. The Justice
Professional 16(1): 61-63, 2003.
08/28
•
Ross,
Edward A. 1896. “Social Control.” American Journal of Sociology 1(5):513-535.
Week
3: SOCIOLOGY OF SOCIAL CONTROL, II: PERSPECTIVES
09/02
•
Meier,
Robert F. 1982. “Perspectives on the Concept of Social Control.” Annual
Review of Sociology 8:35-55.
09/04
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Deflem,
Mathieu. 1992. “The
Invisibilities of Social Control.” Crime, Law and Social Change 18(1/2):177-192.
Week
4: SOCIOLOGY OF TERRORISM AND COUNTER-TERRORISM, I
09/09
•
Rosenfeld, Richard. 2003. "Why Criminologists Should Study Terrorism."
Crime & Justice International (April), pp. 34-35. Available in hard-copy
format from the instructor.
09/11
•
Deflem, Mathieu. 2004. Reading Terrorism and Terrorists. Review essay.
Week
5: SOCIOLOGY OF TERRORISM AND COUNTER-TERRORISM, II
09/16
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Black, Donald. 2004. “Terrorism as Social Control.” Chapter in Terrorism
and Counter-Terrorism, edited by M. Deflem. London: Elsevier Science.
09/18
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Black, Donald. 2004. “Terrorism as Social Control.” (continued)
Week
6: INTERNATIONAL POLICE COOPERATION: HISTORY
09/23
•
Deflem,
Mathieu. forth. “Wild
Beasts Without Nationality: The Uncertain Origins of Interpol, 1898-1910.”
In The Handbook of Transnational Crime and Justice, edited by Philip Reichel.
Sage Publications, forthcoming.
09/25
•
Deflem,
Mathieu. 2000. “Bureaucratization
and Social Control: Historical Foundations of International Police Cooperation.”
Law & Society Review 34(3):601-640.
Week
7: INTERNATIONAL POLICE COOPERATION: CONTEMPORARY
09/30
•
Deflem,
Mathieu. 2001. “International
Police Cooperation in Northern America: A Review of Practices, Strategies,
and Goals in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.” Pp. 71-98 in International
Police Cooperation: A World Perspective, eds D.J. Koenig and D.K. Das.
Lanham, MD: Lexington.
10/02
•
Deflem,
Mathieu. 2003. “The
Boundaries of International Cooperation: Problems and Prospects of U.S.-Mexican
Policing.” In Corruption, Police, Security & Democracy, edited
by Menachem Amir & Stanley Einstein. Office of International Criminal
Justice.
Week
8: POLICING TERRORISM, I: HISTORY
10/07
•
Leich,
Marian Nash. 1984. “Four Bills Proposed by President Reagan to Counter
Terrorism.” American Journal of International Law 78(4):915-928.
10/09
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Jenkins,
Brian M. 1986. “Defense Against Terrorism.” Political Science Quarterly
101(5):773-786.
Week
9: POLICING TERRORISM, II: SEPTEMBER 11
10/14
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no class
10/16
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Deflem,
Mathieu. 2002. "Law
Enforcement 9-11: Questioning the Policing of International Terrorism."
Pro Bono 9(1):5-9.
Week
10: POLICING TERRORISM, III: THE ROLE OF THE FBI
10/21
•
Guest speaker: FBI Special Agent in Charge, Columbia.
10/23
•
Bell,
John. 2001. “Comments on the FBI in the Wake of 9/11 and Legal Standards
and Procedures for Homeland Investigations.” Michigan State University
Journal of International Law 10:552-562. Click here
if the link no longer works.
Week
11: POLICING TERRORISM, IV: HOMELAND SECURITY
10/28
•
Guest speaker: FBI Special Agent in Charge, Columbia.
10/30
•
Deflem,
Mathieu. forth. “Counter-Terrorism Policing and Inter-Agency Cooperation
for Homeland Security.” forthcoming. OR:
•
Nunn,
Samuel. 2003. Seeking Tools for the War on Terror: A Critical Assessment
of Emerging Technologies in Law Enforcement. Policing: An International
Journal of Police Strategies and Management 26(3):454-472.
Week
12: POLICING TERRORISM, V: CIVIL RIGHTS
11/04
•
no readings
11/06
•
Cole,
David. 2003. “The New McCarthyism: Repeating History in the War on Terrorism.”
Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review 38(1):1-30. Click here
if the link no longer works.
Week
13: EUROPOL AND TERRORISM
11/11
•
Den
Boer, Monica, and Jörg Monar. 2002. “11 September and the Challenge
of Global Terrorism to the EU as a Security Actor.” Journal of Common Market
Studies 40:11-28.
11/15
•
video
Week
14: INTERPOL AND TERRORISM
11/18
•
Deflem,
Mathieu, and Lindsay C. Maybin. forth. “Interpol
and the Policing of International Terrorism: Developments and Dynamics
since September 11.” Chapter in Studies
on Terrorism, edited by Lynne Snowden and Brad Whitsel, forthcoming.
11/20
•
video
Week
15: DISCUSSIONS: STUDENT PAPERS, I
11/25
•
no readings
11/27
•
No class: Thanksgiving
Week
16: DISCUSSIONS: STUDENT PAPERS, II
12/02
•
Deflem,
Mathieu. 2002. “Teaching
Criminal Justice in Liberal Arts Education: A Sociologist’s Confessions,”
ACJS Today 22(2):1, 3-5.
(with
comments)
12/04
•
no readings
A
note on Lexis-Nexis documents:
If
the direct link to an article does not work, go to Lexis-Nexis,
where you can find the article through a new search: click on Legal Research,
then on Law Reviews, then on Guided Search, and then enter keywords, for
instance the name of the author in Author with a word from the title in
Title and setting the date to whatever is appropriate (e.g., Previous five
years for a paper from 2002).
Recommended
Readings
Among
the books that I recommend on terrorism you may have a look at the following:
Deflem,
Mathieu. 2002. Policing
World Society: Historical Foundations of International Police Cooperation.
Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Townsend,
Charles. 2002. Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University
Press.
Reeve,
Simon. 1999. The New Jackals: Ramzi Yousef, Osama bin Laden, and the Future
of Terrorism. Boston, MA: Northeastern University Press.
Deflem,
Mathieu. Ed., 2004. Terrorism
and Counter-Terrorism: Criminological Perspectives. London: Elsevier
Science, forthcoming (proofs available in 11/2003).
McVey,
Philip M. 1997. Terrorism and Law Enforcement: A Multidimensional Challenge
for the Twenty-First Century. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas
RESOURCES
Here
are a few online resources that may be helpful for your research projects
in this course. Search on any search engine if the links no longer work.
Federal
Law Enforcement Agencies
Drug
Enforcement Administration - http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/
Federal
Bureau of Investigation - http://www.fbi.gov/
U.S.
Border Patrol - http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/lawenfor/bpatrol/
U.S.
Marshals Service -
http://www.usdoj.gov/marshals/
U.S.
NCB Interpol - http://www.usdoj.gov/usncb/
U.S.
Customs Service - http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/
U.S.
Coast Guard - http://www.uscg.mil/
Office
of National Drug Control Policy - http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/
Website
Sources on International Terrorism
Terrorism:
Background and Threat Assessments - Links from the Federation of American
Scientists.
IWS
- Terrorism - Links to articles, hearings, and news reports.
The
Literature of Intelligence: Terrorism - Bibliography.
U.S.
Department of State: Counterterrorism Office - Online sources.
The
Terrorism Research Center - Dedicated to informing the public of the
phenomena of terrorism and information warfare.
National
Commission on Terrorism - Countering the Changing Threat of International
Terrorism.
Political
Terrorism Database - This database was created as a resource on political
terrorism.
International
Terrorist and Guerrilla Groups - From Special Operations.Com.
Law
Enforcement Sites
The
Police Pages. A very elaborate links page on law enforcement, with
an excellent design. A great place for the beginner.
Law
Enforcement Sites on the Web. One of the most elaborate links pages
on police. With special emphasis on police memorials and many international
links.
Law
Enforcement Online. Contains mostly links of U.S. law enforcement and
military agencies, as well as Canadian law enforcement. Emphasis on local
agencies.
Ajax.
Very elaborate links page, with an emphasis on U.S. and various international
law enforcement agencies.
Coplink
International Agencies. Links to international law enforcement agencies.
CopNet.
Includes directories to agencies and much more.
Law
Enforcement Web Links. Thousands of law enforcement sites.
Research
Institutes and Professional Associations
International
Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy. A research
center at Vancouver, Canada, in connection with the United Nations.
Office
of International Criminal Justice. Research institute located at the
University of Illinois at Chicago. Website includes links to criminal justice
sites as well as on-line publications, including "Criminal Justice International"
and "Criminal Justice Europe".
International
Association of Chiefs of Police. The oldest professional police association
in the United States.
International
Police Association. As International Secretary General of the International
Police Association, it is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I announce
the death of our esteemed Founder, Arthur Troop, at the age of 85 years".
International
Union of Police Associations. At this site you will find information
on who we are, some of the services we provide and what benefits you can
gain by becoming a member of the IUPA.
International
Association of Correctional Officers.
Police
Executive Research Forum. The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)
is a national membership organization of progressive police executives
from the largest city, county and state law enforcement agencies.
International
Criminal Justice Agencies
Interpol.
The official site of the International Criminal Police Organization, ICPO-Interpol,
with information on its principles, members, and activities.
Interpol
- United States National Central Bureau. Website of the U.S. representation
in Interpol at Washington, DC.
Interpol
Ottawa. Website of Interpol’s national central bureau in Canada.
Europol
- The European Police Office.
United
Nations Crime and Justice Information Network. Provides criminal justice
information, especially statistical data, from a large number of countries.
United
Nations Drug Control Programme.
National
Criminal Justice
U.S.
Department of Justice. Information on the structure and activities
of the justice department of the United States of America, with various
links to criminal justice agencies.
Bureau
of Justice Statistics. Home page of the statistics resource branch
of the U.S. Department of Justice with a wealth of statistical information
on all aspects of criminal justice in the USA.
Criminal
Justice Reference Service. More criminal justice sources from the U.S.
Department of Justice.
Home
Office Internet Service. Website of the Home Office, the government
department responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales.
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Here
is an overview. First, the course will briefly introduce students to the
sociology of social control. Second, an overview will be presented of sociological
issues of terrorism and counter-terrorism. Third, we will study in some
detail a variety of historical and contemporary elements of international
policing and, relatedly, the control of (international) terrorism. This
will particularly include an analysis of counter-terrorist policing strategies
and organizations since September 11. Finally, the course will devote special
attention to the role played in the global fight against terrorism by the
International Criminal Police Organization, the international police network
more widely known as Interpol, as well as the European Police Office (Europol).
