Militarised Responses to Transnational Organised Crime
Militarised Responses to Transnational Organised Crime

Author: Tuesday Reitano

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-10-06

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 3319575651

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This edited volume examines the use of militarised responses to different forms of criminal activity, discussing the outcomes and unintended consequences. Politicians and policymakers frequently use militarised responses to look tough on crime. The deployment of armies, navies, military assets and militarised approaches can send a powerful message, but have produced mixed results. While they generate the perception that governments are actively engaged on issues of concern to the public, and in some cases have resulted in notable successes, on the downside they have frequently also increased the loss of life, exacerbated the humanitarian consequences of a particular crime and entrenched divides between security and state institutions and the criminal proponents, narrowing the possibilities for future negotiated solutions. By focusing on four different areas of criminality – wildlife crime, piracy, migration and drug trafficking – the book allows context and evidence-based conclusions to be drawn on the strategic value and commonality of responses and their outcomes.

Transnational Organized Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean
Transnational Organized Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean

Author: R. Evan Ellis

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2018-03-19

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1498567975

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Transnational Organized Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean: From Evolving Threats and Responses to Integrated, Adaptive Solutions provides a comprehensive overview of and introduction to transnational organized crime in Latin America for the student and practitioner. It addresses the geography of illicit activities, including relationships between source, transit, and consumption zones, as well as illicit activities beyond narcotrafficking, such as illegal mining, contraband, human smuggling, and money laundering. It applies a typology of cartels, intermediate groups, gangs, and ideological groups to examine specific criminal organizations and the relationships between them. It makes a comparative assessment of government approaches to combatting transnational organized crime in the region, including discussions of interagency coordination, interdiction, targeting of criminal group leaders, the use of the military in law enforcement, law enforcement reform efforts, prison control, and international cooperation. It concludes by applying these thorough analyses to make concrete recommendations for both Latin American and United States policymakers.

Decisive Military Force in Response to Transnational Threats
Decisive Military Force in Response to Transnational Threats

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13:

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Transnational crime is a serious threat to the international system affecting political and economic stability worldwide. Consequently, the United States National Command Authority (NCA) determined that transnational threats undermine the nations vital interests. These transnational threats are organized criminal acts that transcend national borders and are normally committed by non-state actors. Traditional diplomatic, economic and law enforcement ways and means are the primary method for fighting these threats. However, globalization, information age technology and the large profits gained from these illegal enterprises allow transnational criminal leaders to gain power by militarizing their operations. Can traditional means fight this threat or must the United States develop a decisive military force option? The purpose of this paper is to answer the following questions. Is the current United States Strategy to respond and preferably preempt transnational threats sufficient? Or is there a need to develop a comprehensive decisive military force strategy that supplements the United States International Organized Crime Control Strategy (ICCS) to effectively combat transnational organized crime and the subsequent transnational threats to the International system? This paper answers first by defining the threat, and briefly reviewing the ICCS and the current Department of Defense (DOD) support to the ICCS. Then, describes a decisive military force strategy to enhance the ICCS. Next, conducts an analysis examining the case for and against the current policy as well as the case for and against the suggested decisive military force options. Finally, the paper concludes with a policy/strategy recommendation for the future.'

Transnational Organized Crime in Central America and the Caribbean
Transnational Organized Crime in Central America and the Caribbean

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13:

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This report is one of several studies conducted by UNODC on organized crime threats around the world. These studies describe what is known about the mechanics of contraband trafficking - the what, who, how, and how much of illicit flows - and discuss their potential impact on governance and development. Their primary role is diagnostic, but they also explore the implications of these findings for policy. Publisher's note.

Decisive Military Force in Response to Transnational Threats
Decisive Military Force in Response to Transnational Threats

Author: Frank L. Harman

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 21

ISBN-13:

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Transnational crime is a serious threat to the international system affecting political and economic stability worldwide. Consequently, the United States National Command Authority (NCA) determined that transnational threats undermine the nations vital interests. These transnational threats are organized criminal acts that transcend national borders and are normally committed by non- state actors. Traditional diplomatic, economic and law enforcement ways and means are the primary method for fighting these threats. However, globalization, information age technology and the large profits gained from these illegal enterprises allow transnational criminal leaders to gain power by militarizing their operations. Can traditional means fight this threat or must the United States develop a decisive military force option? The purpose of this paper is to answer the following questions. Is the current United States Strategy to respond and preferably preempt transnational threats sufficient? Or is there a need to develop a comprehensive decisive military force strategy that supplements the United States International Organized Crime Control Strategy (ICCS) to effectively combat transnational organized crime and the subsequent transnational threats to the International system? This paper answers first by defining the threat, and briefly reviewing the ICCS and the current Department of Defense (DOD) support to the ICCS. Then, describes a decisive military force strategy to enhance the ICCS. Next, conducts an analysis examining the case for and against the current policy as well as the case for and against the suggested decisive military force options. Finally, the paper concludes with a policy/ strategy recommendation for the future.'

Conflict and Transnational Crime
Conflict and Transnational Crime

Author: Florian Weigand

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2020-06-26

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1789905206

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Exploring the links between armed conflict and transnational crime, Florian Weigand builds on in-depth empirical research into some of Southeast Asia’s murkiest borders. The disparate voices of drug traffickers, rebel fighters, government officials and victims of armed conflict are heard in Conflict and Transnational Crime, exploring perspectives that have been previously disregarded in understanding the field.

Transnational Organised Crime
Transnational Organised Crime

Author: Adam Edwards

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-02-24

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1134419414

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Considers the origins of transnational organised crime, how it has been defined and measured, governments' policy responses and its place on the policy agendas of the UN and EU in the wake of the 'war on terror'.

The Globalization of Crime
The Globalization of Crime

Author: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Publisher: UN

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789211302950

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In The globalization of crime: a transnational organized crime threat assessment, UNODC analyses a range of key transnational crime threats, including human trafficking, migrant smuggling, the illicit heroin and cocaine trades, cybercrime, maritime piracy and trafficking in environmental resources, firearms and counterfeit goods. The report also examines a number of cases where transnational organized crime and instability amplify each other to create vicious circles in which countries or even subregions may become locked. Thus, the report offers a striking view of the global dimensions of organized crime today.