As we enter the new millennium, we confront difficult problems in the field of law enforcement. At the same time, we perceive unprecedented opportunities to consolidate the gains of democracy, peace and prosperity through effective law enforcement. On the global plane, the contours of security challenges are changing fast and are being shaped by developments in the field of technology, social science, politics and economics. The revolution in the field of communication along with the process of economic integration of States on a global scale tend to blur geographical boundaries between nations, States and continents. Security of identity has emerged as an important issue in many settings.
Violent reactions arise when identities are under siege.
The security is also being viewed from the conditions of life like food, shelter, water, employment, health and public safety rather than flowing downward from the country's foreign relations and military strength. Tensions and instability heighten when problems in any of these areas are mismanaged, adding to the responsibility of the law enforcement agencies. The worst victims of the adverse fall out of such tensions is likely to be the third world, for it is mired in history of conflict, division, separation and secession. The regions endlessly involved in conflicts provide the breeding grounds for extremism and terrorism. Today's terrorism is marked by different motives, different actors, and different sponsors and has demonstratively shown greater lethality with access to sponsorship from across the border.