What is the role of civil society in addressing transnational crime?
Security is a shared responsibility. We work closely with various non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in areas as diverse as child sexual exploitation, wildlife poaching, counterfeiting, human trafficking, and corruption. Civil society has expertise that law enforcement does not always have. Moreover, international crime is not eradicated simply when a criminal is caught, because another can take his or her place. The rule of law must take hold and NGOs are well situated to help populations move to the rule of law once law enforcement has done its job. The same applies to the general public. The law is enforced best when the average citizen responds to the call of duty. Let us not forget the vigilant member of the public who alerted the police after noticing a suspicious vehicle parked in Times Square, New York, only a few months ago. INTERPOL has resorted in select occasions to the public’s help, especially when dealing with fugitives. In one instance, in 48 hours we went from a nam
