Global crime and justice / David A. Jenks, John Randolph Fuller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jenks, David A., author.

Fuller, John R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transnational crime.

International crimes.

Crime prevention--International cooperation.

Crime prevention.

Criminal justice, Administration of--International cooperation.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

xviii, 324 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Contents:

1 Global Crime in Context: Defining and Measuring Global Crime 1

What Do We Mean When We Say Global Crime? 2

Crime and Culture 4

Crime and Globalization 7

Gender and Family 10

Education 12

Race and Ethnicity 13

Religion 15

Globalization and Crime in the Future 16

Measuring Global Crime 17

Methods of Measuring Crime 18

Official Statistics 18

Self-Report Studies 21

Victimization Surveys 22

2 Comparative and Transnational Crime 29

Comparative Crime 29

Homicide 31

Sexual Assault 41

Transnational Crime 43

Black Markets 43

Fraud 45

Money Laundering 47

Global Crime in Context 49

3 Human Trafficking 60

Introduction 60

Human Trafficking: Definitions, History, and Scope 61

Definitions 61

The Difference between Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling 63

Critiques of the Definition of Human Trafficking 64

History 67

Scope 68

Starting Points 71

Pushes and Pulls 71

Globalization and Economics 72

Countries of Origination 73

The Trafficked and the Traffickers 73

People Who Are Trafficked 73

Children 75

Women 76

Men 77

Types of Exploitation 78

Forced Non-Sexual Labor 78

Forced Sexual Labor 80

The Traffickers 81

On the Way 82

The Destination 84

The Response to Human Trafficking 85

4 Drug Trafficking

Drug Trafficking 97

Heroin 99

The Golden Crescent 99

The Golden Triangle 101

Latin America 102

Cocaine 103

The Trafficking of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants 106

Methamphetamine 107

Other Amphetamine-Type Stimulants 109

Cannabis 110

Summary 111

5 Weapons Trafficking 117

State-Sponsored Weapons Sales/Trafficking 124

Summary 130

6 Terrorism 135

What Is Terrorism? 136

Terrorism and Crime 139

Terrorist Groups 144

Irish Republican Army (IRA) 144

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam 149

Hamas 149

Hezbollah 150

National Liberation Army (ELN) 152

Al Qaeda 152

Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and Boko Haram 155

The United States as a Sponsor of Terrorism 156

The Response to Terrorism 156

Counter-Terrorism, Anti-Terrorism, and Counter-Insurgency 156

Terrorism Response around the World 158

Terrorism Response in the United States 160

Policing Terrorism 163

Individual Rights and Data Collection 164

7 Information Technology Crime 173

What Is Information Technology Crime? 173

The Costs and Scope of Information Technology Crime 174

What Is Hacking? 176

Types of Attacks and Attackers 177

Motives for Information Technology Attacks 180

Economic Motives 181

Political Motives 183

Personal Motives 186

Trespassing and Vandalism 186

Copyright Infringement 187

Criminal justice Response 188

The Development and Application of IT Crime Policy throughout the World 189

The Challenges of International Cooperation 190

Governments as Law Enforcers and Lawbreakers 197

8 International Criminal Law 201

International Criminal Law-Origins 201

Sources of International Criminal Law 205

The International Criminal Court and International Court of Justice 207

The International Court of Justice 208

The International Criminal Court 208

Genocide 210

Rwandan Genocide 211

Crimes against Humanity 213

War Crimes 214

Bosnia and Herzegovina 215

Crimes of Aggression 216

The Future of International Criminal Law 217

The United Nations 217

Summary 221

9 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems 228

Culture and Criminal justice Systems 229

Criminal Justice Systems around the World 230

Civil-Law Systems 233

Civil Law in Germany 235

Police and Corrections in Germany 235

Common-Law Systems 236

Common Law in the United States 236

Police and Corrections in the United States 237

Socialist Law Systems 237

Socialist Law in China 238

Police and Corrections in China 240

Islamic Law Systems 240

Islamic Law in Iran 242

Police and Corrections in Iran 243

10 Human Rights and International Crime Control 249

The Idea of Human Rights 250

Human Rights Violations 251

International Law and State Sovereignty 254

Transnational and International Crime Control 256

International Law Enforcement Organizations 257

Interpol 258

Europol 259

U.N. Office of Drugs and Crime 259

World Customs Organization 260

Jurisdiction 260

Martial Law and Military Intervention 262

11 Privatization and Global Justice 271

Privatization of Police 274

Privatization of the Courts 277

Privatization of Corrections 278

Private Prisons 278

Private Probation 287

Private Immigration Detention 288

Privatization Concerns in the Global Arena 289

12 The Future of Global Crime 298

Globalization and the Future of Crime 299

Violent Crime Then and Now 299

Culture and Crime 304

Balancing Privacy and Security 306

Future Questions 308.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138693470

1138693472

9781455777716

1455777714

OCLC:

891611458