Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, marking the end of the Cold War, the possibility of a military invasion ceased to constitute a credible threat. Much of today’s concern and fear is based on vague threat analyses. Today’s threats are more diffuse, however, that does not mean that they are perceived as being less serious. These threats are difficult to specify and have had major consequences for the agencies of societal crime control at both the national and international levels. Societies have left the Cold War behind and come a step closer to “Hot War”; a war focused on diffuse conceptions of crime, such as terrorism and international organized crime. In the post-wall era, walls are no longer surrounding territories; they are built within territories. Table, references