U.S. State Practice

Abstract This paper discusses the roles and functions of the Japan Coast Guard and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in maritime law enforcement. It analyzes practices of Japan’s maritime law enforcement in the prevention and punishment of piracy and armed robbery against ships, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, marine pollution, illegal immigration, and drug trafficking. It also examines cases of collaboration among different agencies at the domestic, regional and international levels.

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Combating Human Trafficking

Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development - Cross-Cultural Collaboration and Leadership in Modern Organizations ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-8376-1.ch017 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 286-302

Author(s):

Michael Pittaro

Keyword(s):

Law Enforcement ◽

Human Trafficking ◽

Drug Trafficking ◽

International Communication ◽

Global Leadership ◽

Police Leadership ◽

Collaborative Action ◽

Police Agencies ◽

The World ◽

Trafficking Victims

Human trafficking is one of the fastest and continuously evolving transnational crimes of this century, preceded only slightly by gun and drug trafficking; yet it is projected that human trafficking will soon surpass both unless government and nongovernmental officials throughout the world take immediate, collaborative action to deter and punish traffickers and educate and protect prospective trafficking victims. For that reason, combating human trafficking requires ongoing national and international communication, cooperation, and collaboration, particularly amongst law enforcement leadership across the globe. Only then will law enforcement be able to limit the ability of traffickers to operate freely and help prevent future victims from being trafficked. The primary purpose of drawing international attention to this chapter is in illuminating the challenges of police leadership in combating incidents of transnational human trafficking as well as to propose plausible to assist and support future global leadership and collaboration within and across police agencies.

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Combating Human Trafficking

National Security ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-7912-0.ch044 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 880-897

Author(s):

Michael Pittaro

Keyword(s):

Law Enforcement ◽

Human Trafficking ◽

Drug Trafficking ◽

International Communication ◽

Global Leadership ◽

Police Leadership ◽

Collaborative Action ◽

Police Agencies ◽

The World ◽

Trafficking Victims

Human trafficking is one of the fastest and continuously evolving transnational crimes of this century, preceded only slightly by gun and drug trafficking; yet it is projected that human trafficking will soon surpass both unless government and nongovernmental officials throughout the world take immediate, collaborative action to deter and punish traffickers and educate and protect prospective trafficking victims. For that reason, combating human trafficking requires ongoing national and international communication, cooperation, and collaboration, particularly amongst law enforcement leadership across the globe. Only then will law enforcement be able to limit the ability of traffickers to operate freely and help prevent future victims from being trafficked. The primary purpose of drawing international attention to this chapter is in illuminating the challenges of police leadership in combating incidents of transnational human trafficking as well as to propose plausible to assist and support future global leadership and collaboration within and across police agencies.

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MEXUSPAC: MEXICO/U.S. PACIFIC REGIONAL RESPONSE COORDINATION TEAM1

International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings ◽

10.7901/2169-3358-1995-1-959 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 1995 (1) ◽

pp. 959-960

Author(s):

Daniel Whiting

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Mexico City ◽

Marine Environment ◽

United States Of America ◽

The United States ◽

Coast Guard ◽

Hazardous Substances ◽

Contingency Plan ◽

Marine Safety ◽

The U.S

ABSTRACT The Agreement of Cooperation Between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Regarding Pollution of the Marine Environment by Discharges of Hydrocarbons and other Hazardous Substances, signed in Mexico City in 1980, provides a framework for cooperation in response to pollution incidents that pose a threat to the waters of both countries. Under this agreement, MEXUSPAC organizes Mexican and U.S. response agencies to plan for and respond to pollution emergencies in the marine environment. The MEXUSPAC contingency plan designates the commandant of the Mexican Second Naval Zone and the chief of the U.S. Coast Guard 11th District Marine Safety Division as the MEXUSPAC Cochairmen, and defines on-scene commanders, joint operations centers, and communications protocols that would be needed to coordinate the response to pollution incidents affecting both countries.

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TANK VESSEL PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION AS A PREDICTOR OF MARINE OIL SPILLS

International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings ◽

10.7901/2169-3358-2005-1-143 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 2005 (1) ◽

pp. 143-147

Author(s):

Daniel R. Norton

Keyword(s):

Marine Environment ◽

Oil Spills ◽

Strong Relationship ◽

The United States ◽

Coast Guard ◽

Army Corps ◽

Data Sets ◽

Data Set ◽

Annual Volume ◽

The U.S

ABSTRACT The annual volume of oil spilled into the marine environment by tank vessels (tank barges and tanks hips) is analyzed against the total annual volume of oil transported by tank vessels in order to determine any correlational relationship. U.S. Coast Guard data was used to provide the volume of oil (petroleum) spilled into the marine environment each year by tank vessels. Data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Department of Transportation's (US DOT) National Transportation Statistics (NTS) were used for the annual volume of oil transported via tank vessels in the United States. This data is provided in the form of tonnage and ton-miles, respectively. Each data set has inherent benefits and weaknesses. For the analysis the volume of oil transported was used as the explanatory variable (x) and the volume of oil spilled into the marine environment as the response variable (y). Both data sets were tested for correlation. A weak relationship, r = −0.38 was found using tonnage, and no further analysis was performed. A moderately strong relationship, r = 0.79, was found using ton-miles. Further analysis using regression analysis and a plot of residuals showed the data to be satisfactory with no sign of lurking variables, but with the year 1990 being a possible outlier.

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A Thousand Thirsty Beaches

10.5149/northcarolina/9781469643274.001.0001 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Lisa Lindquist Dorr

Keyword(s):

Great Britain ◽

Law Enforcement ◽

Transportation Networks ◽

The United States ◽

Coast Guard ◽

Law Enforcement Agencies ◽

Supply Networks ◽

The People ◽

Distilled Spirits ◽

The U.S

Lisa Lindquist Dorr tells the story of the vast smuggling network that brought high-end distilled spirits and, eventually, other cargoes (including undocumented immigrants) from Great Britain and Europe through Cuba to the United States between 1920 and the end of Prohibition. Because of their proximity to liquor-exporting islands, the numerous beaches along the southern coast presented ideal landing points for smugglers and distribution points for their supply networks. From the warehouses of liquor wholesalers in Havana to the decks of rum runners to transportation networks heading northward, Dorr explores these operations, from the people who ran the trade to the determined efforts of the U.S. Coast Guard and other law enforcement agencies to stop liquor traffic on the high seas, in Cuba, and in southern communities. In the process, she shows the role smuggling played in creating a more transnational, enterprising, and modern South.

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Border Games: Policing the U.S.-Mexico Divide. By Peter Andreas. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2000. 176p. $39.95 cloth, $15.95 paper.

American Political Science Review ◽

10.1017/s0003055402650464 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 96 (4) ◽

pp. 841-841

Author(s):

Frank O. Mora

Keyword(s):

Law Enforcement ◽

Developing Economies ◽

Illegal Immigration ◽

The United States ◽

Unintended Consequences ◽

Dark Side ◽

Illegal Drugs ◽

Cornell University ◽

Mexico Border ◽

The U.S

The difficulty of policing a complex border like that between the United States and Mexico, specifically stemming the flow of illegal drugs and immigration, demonstrates, according to Peter Andreas's insightful and pathbreaking analysis, the challenges associated with globalization, diminished sovereignty, and economic integration between developed and developing economies. In fact, as he notes, intensifying law enforcement on the U.S.-Mexico border has had several unintended consequences, including enhancing the incentive and thus the flow of illegal drugs and migrants, which, in turn, create obstacles to the expansion of legal flows. Throughout the book an implicit question emerges: How do you balance the positive gains from globalization with the negative or dark side effects of free trade, that is, drug trafficking and illegal immigration? Taking the dilemma further, how can states in a global, borderless economy promote two contradictory policies simultaneously: strong prohibitionist, law-enforcement policies to enforce state sovereignty and economic neoliberalism and integration?

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CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF TAR SAMPLES FROM THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings ◽

10.7901/2169-3358-1975-1-155 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 1975 (1) ◽

pp. 155-167 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

P. R. Mommessin ◽

J. C. Raia

Keyword(s):

Marine Environment ◽

Information Service ◽

Technical Information ◽

The United States ◽

Coast Guard ◽

Eastern Coast ◽

Complete Report ◽

The U.S

ABSTRACT A summary is presented of a study conducted to characterize tar samples recovered from the marine environment. The samples were collected by the U.S. Coast Guard primarily from the northwestern Atlantic Ocean and along the eastern coast of the United States. A multiparameter analytical approach was applied which involved microscopy, chromatography, infrared, and other analytical methods. Patterns were recognized which allowed a classification of the samples into distinct groups and which suggested possible origins. Contract DOT-CG-23,379A, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, D.C. A complete report of the investigation covered under this contract (DOT-CG-23,379A) is available through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Va. 22151.

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