Using global security assemblages to combat transnational organized crime

Abstract

Traditional 20th century public responses to Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) were oftentimes singular, siloed, and exclusive; state entities and resources were used to detect, deter, and combat the issue. The expansion and emergence of new types of organized crime in the 21st century has made these traditional responses an ineffective and myopic policy choice. Now, contemporary 21st century approaches to combatting organized crime will increasingly rely upon assemblage thinking and the use of global security assemblages (GSAs), where public sector agencies collaborate with the private sector to address TOC. This approach will also require an innovative approach to understating GSAs through assemblage thinking and modifying the concept of capable guardians within routine activities theory.