LIBRARY
SOC 201: Globalization: International Crime
Resources for Global Studies majors.
Intro to International Crime
What's a transnational criminal organization? How does it differ from a gang? From a terrorist organization? What are their similarities? From gun smuggling to human trafficking to targeted assassinations, learn more about international crime here.
Organizations
- DEA
The Drug Enforcement Administration is America's leading regulator of controlled substances. - FBI
The official website of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, America's federal police service. - International Justice Mission
An international NGO which protects the poor from violence in developing countries which lack adequate policing. - INTERPOL
INTERPOL is the world's leading international police force based in Lyon, France.
Web References
- International Crime Database
Offers a comprehensive database of international crimes. Maintained by the Hague and supported by the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism.
eBooks
- Dirty Dealing: The Untold Truth About Global Money Laundering, International Crime and Terrorism
2006, Peter Lilley
Exposes the global money laundering market and its effects on legitimate businesses. - A World of Gangs : Armed Young Men and Gangsta CultureHagedorn, John. 2008. Explores the impact of globalization on the proliferation of the urban gang.
- Illicit flows and criminal things: states, borders, and the other side of globalization2005. Willem van Schendel. Itty Abraham. Explores transnational crime in a globalized world. Features case studies to include arms smuggling, illegal transnational migration, and the global diamond trade, among others.
- Badfellas : Crime, Tradition and New Masculinities2001. Simon Winlow. Analyzes the role of violence and crime in the modern image of masculinity.
- Encyclopedia of White-collar & Corporate Crime2005. Lawrence M. Salinger. A reference manual that covers white-collar and corporate crime both domestically and internationally.
- The Globalization of Supermax Prisons2013. Loìˆc J. D. Wacquant. Jeffrey Ian Ross. Brings to light the proliferation and impact of supermax prisons in the developed world.
- Organized Crime: From Trafficking to Terrorism
2008. Frank Shanty. Patit Paban Mishra. Provides a guide to all forms of organized crime. Includes topics such as financial fraud, terrorism, health care fraud, and internet extortion.