Peters, Maaike --- "Transnational crime in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion" [2019] ELECD 3003; in Mitsilegas, Valsamis; Hufnagel, Saskia; Moiseienko, Anton (eds), "Research Handbook on Transnational Crime" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 436

Book Title: Research Handbook on Transnational Crime

Editor(s): Mitsilegas, Valsamis; Hufnagel, Saskia; Moiseienko, Anton

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section: Chapter 30

Section Title: Transnational crime in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion

Author(s): Peters, Maaike

Number of pages: 19

Abstract/Description:

This contribution discusses police cooperation in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion (MRE). The MRE has since long provided ample opportunity for transnational crime, due to – amongst other factors – its history, population and infrastructure. In this chapter, the different aspects of regional law enforcement cooperation in criminal investigations in the MRE are explored. Research on crime phenomena (e.g. drug trafficking) will be discussed, as well as research on the responses of (law enforcement) authorities. Moreover, the applicable (traditional) legal framework as well as the implementation of the so-called ‘double strategy’, the organisational structure in the MRE, and research on best practices and obstacles for police cooperation is examined.