International Terrorism and Transnational Crime. : Security Threats, U.S. Policy, and Considerations for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer security.

Crime prevention.

Economic assistance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (56 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides primer on confluence of transnational terrorist and criminal groups and related activities abroad. Evaluates possible motivations and disincentives for cooperation between terrorist and criminal organizations, variations in the scope of crime-terrorism links, and types of criminal activities used by terrorist organizations to sustain operations. Discusses select international case studies to illustrate range of crime-terrorism convergence and non-convergence. Reviews selected Federal responses, highlighting efforts of the Department of State, Department of Treasury, DOD, Department of Justice, and DHS. Discusses policy considerations, including possible tensions between counterterrorism and anti-crime policy objectives, implications for civilian and military foreign aid, gaps in human intelligence and research, value of financial intelligence in combating crime-terrorism nexus, impact of digital and physical safe havens and ungoverned spaces, and pro/cons arguments for law-enforcement leadership of counterterrorism efforts.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. International Terrorism and Transnational Crime

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