The Border Challenge

This book presents an insider's view of the federal government's dual mission to stop the flow of illegal drugs across our borders and to prevent streams of drug money from financing drug cartels, insurgents, and terrorists. Andrews focuses on current challenges facing federal drug enforcement agencies, how our strategies for enforcement have been redirected since 9/11, and why we require different strategies along our northern and southern borders and our ports of entry. This guide's aim is to provide an operational view of drug enforcement to policymakers, law enforcement officials, think tanks examining drug interdiction issues, and military officials who assist federal law enforcement efforts. The Border Challenge will also be of interest to students of international development and social change and the next generation of criminal justice and law enforcement officials.

Autorentext

By T. Michael Andrews

Inhalt

List of Illustrations
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Thresholds of Concern
Part One: The Federal Response to Fighting Drugs
Chapter 2 Organizing and Financing Drug Enforcement
Chapter 3 Political Leadership for Drug Policy
Chapter 4 Turf Wars Empower Drug Traffickers
Part Two: Securing Our Borders
Chapter 5 Fighting Drugs and Violence Along Our Southwest Border
Chapter 6 Intercepting the Business of Illegal Drugs
Chapter 7 Sharing Drug Intelligence After 9/11
Part Three: Fortifying Near and Distant Borders
Chapter 8 Fighting Drugs Along Our Northern Border
Chapter 9 Fighting Drugs in Indian Country
Chapter 10 The Drug-Terror Nexus
Epilogue: The Border Challenge
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chronology: Legislative Milestones and Popular Events in Controlling Illegal Drugs: 1911-2011
Notes
Index