The relationship between policing and the Internet is problematic given that the latter is a tool of intelligence gathering, but has also become a target of investigation; that is both a method and a subject of inquiry. This chapter provides a critical analysis of Internet policing. It examines local and international law enforcement tactics and strategies within the framework of prevailing ideologies and institutional practices. It contrasts and compares the policing of pornography, terrorism, and hate crimes on the Web. It suggests that all stakeholders, from politicians to police administrators, from the public consumer to service providers/producers, must engage in more multi-tiered strategies, both short- and long-term that are balanced, holistic, and consistent with thinking that moves beyond the box of conventional crime fighting. There must be a more thorough interrogation of the logic that governs current police practices in order to establish a more meaningful understanding of Internet policing in the 21st century. Discussion questions and references