Transnational Crime and the 21st Century Criminal Enterprise, Corruption, and Opportunity

by Albanese, Jay S.

• ISBN13: 9780195397826
• ISBN10: 0195397827
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-12
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Transnational crime is to the early twenty-first century what city gangs and Al Capone were to the early twentieth century. InTransnational Crime and the 21st Century: Criminal Enterprise, Corruption, and Opportunity,noted criminologist Jay S. Albanese uses case studies, interviews, and the most up-to-date research to explore the connections between transnational crime and organized crime. A concise and affordable supplement for courses in comparative, international, and organized crime, this provocative text offers students a solid basis for understanding the nature of transnational crime. FEATURES * Uses clear, straightforward language,making the text accessible to students of all levels * Categorizes crimes bytype(rather than by topic) in order to help students better grasp the interrelationships between transnational and organized crime * Examines the nine most serious forms of transnational crime:drug trafficking, stolen property, counterfeiting, human trafficking, fraud and cybercrime, commercialized sex, extortion and racketeering, money laundering, and corruption * Proposes concrete solutionsfor preventing organized crime syndicates and networks * Takes a systematic approachto risk assessment, delving into the factors that generate illicit markets and allow criminals to be successful

Author Biography

Jay S. Albanese is a criminologist and professor in the Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
About the Author	p. xvii
The Universe of Transnational Crime	p. 1
Types of Transnational Crime	p. 3
The Ethnicity Trap and Transnational Crime	p. 5
Criminal Networks Versus Formal Organizations	p. 6
Drug Trafficking	p. 11
The Nature of Transnational Drug Trafficking	p. 12
The Volume of Drug Trafficking	p. 13
Assessing Drug Trafficking Trends	p. 16
Focusing on Drug Markets Versus Drugs and Drug Traffickers	p. 17
The Legalization Argument and Drug Trafficking	p. 21
Drug Use and the Ultimate Solution	p. 22
Stolen Property	p. 25
Typology of Stolen Property Crimes	p. 25
Trafficking in Stolen Consumer Goods	p. 26
Weapons Trafficking	p. 27
Antiquities and Art	p. 29
Natural Resources	p. 31
The Essential Enabler for Stolen Property Trafficking	p. 34
Counterfeiting	p. 38
The Nature of Counterfeiting and Forgery	p. 39
The Extent of Counterfeiting and Forgery	p. 40
The Harms of Counterfeiting	p. 42
Counterfeiting Enforcement	p. 43
Counterfeiting Prevention	p. 45
Human Trafficking	p. 49
What Is Human Trafficking?	p. 49
Extrapolating Risk	p. 53
A Criminal Enterprise Approach	p. 54
Recruiters, Transporters, and Exploiters	p. 57
Combining Victim Risk Assessments with Criminal Enterprises	p. 60
The Future of Human Trafficking	p. 61
Fraud and Cybercrime	p. 66
Changes in Property Ownership and Storage	p. 67
The Movement of Property	p. 68
The Extent of Fraud	p. 69
Protecting Property from Larceny	p. 71
Crime Prevention Technology Reacts to Criminal Technology	p. 74
The Causes and Prevention of Theft and Fraud	p. 75
Commercial Vices: Obscenity and Pornography	p. 78
Defining Obscenity and Pornography	p. 78
How Much Obscenity Is There?	p. 79
The Pornography-Harm Link	p. 81
The Rise of the Internet	p. 84
New Approaches to an Old Problem	p. 85
Obscenity: From Sex to Violence	p. 87
Why Is Pornography So Popular?	p. 88
Extortion and Racketeering	p. 92
Infiltration of Business	p. 93
The Nature of Extortion	p. 94
Protection Rackets	p. 95
What Is a Racketeer?	p. 98
Hidden Ownership and Ancillary Enterprises	p. 100
The Secretive Nature of Criminal Enterprises	p. 103
Money Laundering	p. 108
The Dimensions of Money Laundering	p. 109
Problems of Anti-Money-Laundering Compliance	p. 112
Asset Forfeiture	p. 115
The Boundaries of Asset Seizure	p. 116
Pressures Countering Anti-Money-Laundering Efforts	p. 120
Corruption and the Future	p. 125
What Is Corruption?	p. 126
Costs of Corruption	p. 127
How Does Corruption Flourish?	p. 128
How Much Corruption Is There?	p. 129
Enforcing Anti-Corruption Measures	p. 131
The Future: Can Corruption Be Reduced or Eliminated?	p. 133
Glossary	p. 142
Index	p. 151
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