Résumé
"Multi-agency policing refers to the diversified, pluralized and fragmented policing landscape that began to take shape in the 19th century. Today, there is an astonishing level of cooperation among numerous policing actors from around the world. A myriad of technological innovations have had an immense impact on these transformations. The consequences of these developments have had serious implications for rights, specifically the right to privacy, civil liberties and human rights. This is the core tension that this thesis explores. By critically evaluating the changing policing terrain and the corresponding process of technologization, this analysis investigates why rights occupy such a tenuous position today. Key theoretical concepts and an examination of legal rulings, policies and practices are used to inform this analysis. Democratic accountability within multi-agency policing must be enhanced if rights implications are to be effectively addressed. Cooperation among five key actors is essential to fostering greater accountability."--Abstract.