There is a potential lack of democratic accountability in policing and surveillance as terrorism and counter-terrorism increasingly follow global flows of information and communication. While states and law enforcement agencies increasingly favour national security over individual liberty, new approaches to policing and surveillance have made accountability in law enforcement more problematic. The book examines five boundaries which used to set limits to law enforcement by providing constitutional and institutional accountability frameworks: the boundaries between states, the institutions...
There is a potential lack of democratic accountability in policing and surveillance as terrorism and counter-terrorism increasingly follow global flow...