Multinational crime : terrorism, espionage, drug & arms trafficking / by John M. Martin, Anne T. Romano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, John M. (John McCullough)

Contributor:

Romano, Anne T.

Series:

Studies in crime, law, and justice ; v. 9.

Studies in crime, law, and justice ; v. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transnational crime.

Terrorism.

Drug traffic.

Physical Description:

xiv, 161 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Newbury Park, CA : Sage, [1992]

Summary:

This book considers multinational systemic crime - crimes by various kinds of organizations that operate across national boundaries and in two or more countries simultaneously. This concept refers to a variety of criminal behaviour systems including, but not limited to, the four crimes examined in this volume: terrorism, espionage, drug and arms trafficking. These offences carry strong connotations of evil, and yet outrage quickly becomes justification when, for example, espionage is carried out in the name of national security.

The authors examine these issues from the perspective of interactions and social and cultural conflict theories. In the absence of a global criminal justice system, this book studies the criminal or

Contents:

1. Multinational Systemic Crime 13

2. Terrorism and Espionage 28

3. Drug-Trafficking and Arms-Trafficking 51

4. Three Pertinent Observations 79

5. Approaching the Study of Multinational Systemic Crime 99

6. Some Historical and Contemporary Contexts of Multinational Systemic Crime 124.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0803945973

0803945981

OCLC:

25165427