NCJ Number:
189403
Title:
International Crime Threat Assessment, December 2000
Document:
PDF
Date Published:
December 2000
Annotation:
At the direction of the President and as part of the
International Crime Control Strategy, a U.S. Government
interagency working group has prepared this comprehensive
assessment of the threat posed by international crime to
Americans and their communities, U.S. businesses and financial
institutions, and global security and stability.
Abstract:
Chapter I addresses the global context of international crime, as
it identifies those factors that have contributed to the growing
problem of international crime. These factors include the
implications of a changing world, the greater sophistication of
criminal organizations, and institutional shortcomings elsewhere
in the world. Chapter II provides a comprehensive overview of
specific international crimes that affect United States
interests, including their effect on American lives and
livelihood, costs to U.S. business interests at home and abroad,
and impact on U.S. national security interests around the world.
Chapter III addresses worldwide areas of international criminal
activity, particularly as source areas for specific crimes and
bases of operations for international criminal organizations.
This section includes an analysis of the factors in various
countries and regions that allow criminal organizations and
international criminal activity to flourish, as well as an
assessment of the impact of international criminal activity on
stability in these countries and regions. These include threats
to the growth and nurturing of democratic and free-market
systems. Finally, this section discusses the characteristics,
criminal operations, and international presence of organized
crime groups that originate in these countries or regions.
Chapter IV addresses the consequences of international crime for
U.S. strategic interests, including the ability to work
cooperatively with foreign governments and the problem of
criminal safe-havens, kleptocracies, and failed states. Chapter V
offers a perspective on the future of international crime as it
is projected to develop in the next 10 years. Extensive figures
Main Term(s):
Criminology
Index Term(s):
Crime Statistics; International crime statistics; Organized crime; Threat assessment; Trend analysis
Sponsoring Agency:
Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, DC 20535-0001 National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Washington, DC 20531 National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Rockville, MD 20849 NCJRS Photocopy Services Rockville, MD 20849-6000 Office of National Drug Control Policy Washington, DC 20500 U.S. Customs Service Washington, DC 20229 US Central Intelligence Agency Washington, DC 20505 US Dept of State Washington, DC 20520 US Dept of Transportation Washington, DC 20590 US Drug Enforcement Administration Washington, DC 20001
Corporate Author:
U.S. Customs Service United States of America US Dept of Transportation Office of Transportation Security United States of America Federal Bureau of Investigation US Dept of Justice United States of America US Dept of State United States of America US Central Intelligence Agency United States of America US Drug Enforcement Administration United States of America National Institute of Justice (NIJ) US Department of Justice Offi
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Page Count:
131
Format:
Document
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America
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