Lemieux (police science, The George Washington U.) presents 16 research papers that draw on concepts from criminology, ethics, organizational science, political science, and sociology in order to probe current changes and issues in transnational police cooperation. The papers are organized into four sections that address such conceptual issue as the differences and similarities between multilateral and bilateral cooperation in criminal matters at the European level, European police cooperation and evolutionary governance, and Europol's utilization of informal networks for information exchange; specific initiatives of police cooperation such as a regional analysis center in Switzerland, law enforcement cooperation in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, and police cooperation in investigations of organized crime and terrorism in Canada; special issues such as cooperation between the US and the European union in counter-terrorism, cross-strait cooperation between China and Taiwan, the role of police in peacekeeping efforts in Africa, and cooperation between Australian police and military personnel deployed in East Timor and the Solomon Islands; and finally issues of accountability and effectiveness. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)