Resumen de Policing Water Crimes
Policing is one of the fundamental ways of responding to water crimes. Water crimes include various types of crimes ranging from the pilfering of water from pipelines and water pollution to fraud and illegal trafficking of water, etc. Therefore, they sometimes represent a real challenge for police investigators. Undoubtedly, water crimes are a type of crime that is difficult to detect, investigate, prosecute and even study. It is thus necessary for law enforcement officers to have the necessary knowledge related to water crimes, which should include the knowledge of natural and social sciences, as well as a grasp of other disciplines, such as biology and chemistry. Furthermore, they must be able to rely on well-organised coordination and cooperation with other formal social control entities, such as inspectorates, institutes, etc. the authors suggest that policing water crimes should go beyond conventional methods and also include specialised forms of policing, such as problem-oriented policing, community-oriented policing and, where necessary, even intelligence-led policing.
