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The Global Underworld: Transnational Crime and the United States (International and Comparative Criminology) |  | Author: Donald R. Liddick
Publisher: Praeger
Category: Book
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Pages: 176
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 027598074X
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Transnational crime is an increasing national security threat to the United States and to individual citizens around the world. Criminal groups both in the U.S. and abroad operate crime cartels that span national boundaries, but in ways that affect all Americans, and wreak havoc on law enforcement organizations as well as businesses and other entities, such as the stock market. More often than not, transnational crime takes the form of organized crime, and in its many forms is responsible for over-priced goods, unsafe products, environmental hazards, corruption of public officials, the exploitation of women and children, tax evasion, theft and piracy, identity theft, fraud, drug trafficking, and black market trading in armaments and weapons of mass destruction, among other scandals and forms of misconduct. Because perpetrators often act in collusion with legitimate organizations and other powerful elites, who either cooperate knowingly or unknowingly or are coerced through violence, dealing with the problem is especially difficult. Here, Liddick describes the many groups responsible for transnational crimes, and the nature and scale of their various enterprises. The result is a powerful testament to the globalization of criminal organizations and their danger to American society.
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 The Global Underworld : Transnational Crime and the United States August 26, 2005
Helcio Erivan De Souza (Brazil)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
very informative and also claryfing
 The Global Underworld: A Good Primer July 24, 2009
C. F. Denig
The Global Underworld serves as a good introduction to the problem of transnational crime as it relates to the U.S. It lacks depth, however - it glosses over many topics, and relies primarily on secondary sources. If you are not a sociologist of deviance/criminologist, are not a U.S. citizen or resident, or are an undergraduate student, you'll probably find this book helpful. The book is easy enough to read, but not particularly exciting - it's an OK way to get your feet wet, but that's about it.
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