Transnational Crime in the Americas (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Farer, Tom J.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The most destructive force in the Americas today is not El NiNo-it is the criminal enterprises that recognize no geographic, legal or moral boundaries. This book exposes the main characteristics and effects of criminal enterprises in the Americas and considers realistic strategies for combating them. Looking at how crime penetrates private business, government, and the everyday lives of the people, this collection examines the impact of criminal enterprises on the legitimate economy and the ability of states to promote the rule of law. It compares criminal enterprises in the Americas with other regions, and considers the foreign policy concerns of the US. With a recent upsurge in the scope, sophistication and cooperation among groups, this book is essential tool for understanding one of the greatest challenges to security, peace and democracy in the Americas.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135961398
• Artikelnr.: 47892931

Autorenporträt

Tom J. Farer is the Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver and is the former President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States and of the University of New Mexico. Within the United States Government, he has served as special assistant to the General Counsel of the Department of Defense and to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs.

Inhaltsangabe

Tom Farer
Introduction Rensselaer W. Lee III
Transnational Organized Crime: An Overview Gregory F. Treverton
Transnational Organized Crime, National Security and the Market State Jack A. Blum
Offshore Money Peter Andreas
Smuggling Wars: Law Enforcement and Law Evasion in a Changing World Elizabeth Joyce
Transnational Criminal Enterprise: The European Perspective Francisco E. Thoumi
The Impact of the Illegal Drug Industry in Colombia Anthony P. Maingot
The Decentralization Imperative and Caribbean Criminal Enterprises Eduardo A. Gamarra
Transnational Criminal Organizations in Mexico Peter Smith
Transnational Criminal Organizations in Bolivia Alan A. Block
Bad Business: A Commentary on the Criminology of Organized Crime in the United States Tom Farer
Conclusion
Fighting Transnational Organized Crime: Measures Short of War