3.00 Credits
This course is structured to survey and examine traditional and emerging forms of international crime, including organized crime, drug smuggling, money laundering, weapons smuggling, human trafficking, computer crime, counterfeiting, embezzlement, corruption, illicit traffic in plundered antiquities, environmental crimes, and genocide. The course identifies the most common transnational crimes and the nature and level of bilateral and multilateral cooperation among nations, regional and international organizations. It also compares legal definitions, enforcement, and punishment of transnational crime in selected countries of different regions.