Transnational crime
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Transnational crime is a term used by some elements of law enforcement and academia.
The word "transnational" describes crimes that are not only international, that is, crimes that cross borders between countries, but crimes that by their nature have border crossings as an essential part of the criminal activity. Transnational crimes also include crimes that take place in one country, but their consequences significantly affect another country.
Examples of transnational crimes are:
1. trafficking in human beings; 2. people smuggling; 3. illegal arms trade; 4. sex slavery; 5. terrorism (to be distinguished from domestic terrorism).
[edit] Bibliography
- Human Traffic and Transnational Crime by Sally Stoecker and Louise Shelley
- Transnational Crime in the Americas, Tom Farer, ed.
- Global Human Smuggling: Comparative Perspective, David Kyle and Rey Koslowski, eds.
- Arresting Transnational Crime, a journal
- G8 Recommendations on Transnational Crime
