NCJ Number
158847
Editor(s)
L P Raine,
F J Cilluffo
Date Published
1994
Length
201 pages
Annotation
This document describes the dimensions of global organized crime, the nature of the challenge it presents to international security, and the critical parameters of transnational crime, with specific recommendations for policy, legislation, technology, and organization to counter the threat.
Abstract
The document presents the conclusions of a conference hosted by the Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington, DC, on September 26, 1994. Speakers at the conference made major points in the following areas: (1) International Organized Crime and Terrorism: From Drug Trafficking to Nuclear Threats; (2) Global Financial Systems Under Assault: Countering the $500 Billion Conspiracy; (3) Hacking Through the Cyberspace Jungle; (4) Maintaining the Security, Integrity, and Efficiency of Our Financial System in a Global Criminal Market; (5) The International Black Market: Coping With Drugs, Thugs, and Fissile Materials; (6) The Crime Without Borders: A British View; (7) Containing the New Criminal Nomenklatura; (8) The Varied and Many Risks of Global Organized Crime; (9) Trends in Global Organized Crime: Additional Observations; and (10) Global Organized Crime: Threats to US and International Security. Appendix