Global Crime: An Encyclopedia of Cyber Theft, Weapons Sales, and Other Illegal Activities [2 volumes]

A definitive resource for understanding such far-reaching and often interconnected crimes as cyber theft, drug trafficking, human smuggling, identity theft, wildlife poaching, and sex tourism. While many international corporations have benefited from the global economy and distribution of information, globalization has also had serious negative consequences. This important reference work offers students and general readers a critical understanding of how technology, governments, political unrest, war, and economic strife contribute to an increase in global crime. This A–Z encyclopedia covers key people, events, and organizations and includes key documents that will help readers to understand the numerous problems created by the many transnational crimes that are growing in severity and frequency around the world. Entries address perpetrators and their methods; victims; who really profits; and law enforcement responses. In addition to cyber theft and sales of weapons and narcotics, the set provides a detailed look at global crimes not typically covered, such as corruption, fraudulent medicine, illegal sports betting, organ trafficking, maritime piracy, trafficking in cultural property, and wildlife and forest crime. Although some historical events and people are included, the focus is on recent and contemporary topics.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Chronology VOLUME 1 Access Device Fraud Act of 1984 Adler, Freda (1934–) Al Qaeda Albanese, Jay S. (1955–) Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice AlphaBay Anticorruption Efforts Antiquities and Cultural Objects, Theft of Anttila, Inkeri (1916–2013) Arms Brokers Arms Trade Treaty Aum Shinrikyo Australian Institute of Criminology Barcelona and Cambrils Terrorist Attacks (2017) Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal Bilateral Human Trafficking Enforcement Initiative Bin Laden, Osama (1957/8–2011) Biometric Identification Blanco, Griselda (1943–2012) Bonded Labor Boston Marathon Bombings (2013) Bout, Viktor (1967–) Bribery Brussels Bombings (2016) Cali Cartel California Transparency in Supply Chains Act Cambodian Statue Theft Camorra Cartel Organization Central American Gangs Charleston, South Carolina, Church Attack (2015) Child Online Protection Act (COPA) Child Pornography Prevention Act (CPPA) Child Protection and Sexual Predator Punishment Act Child Sexual Abuse Material Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Chinese Gangland Crime Colombian Drug Cartels Commission on Narcotic Drugs Controlled Delivery Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export, and Transport of Ownership of Cultural Property Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes and Other Matter Corruption Corruption in China Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa Corruption Measurements Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime Counterfeit Goods and Money Counterfeit Medicine Counterterrorism Crimes against Humanity Crime-Terrorism Nexus Criminologists without Borders Cryptocurrency Cryptomarkets Cyberattack Cyberbullying Cybercrime Cybercrime, Policing of Cyberterrorism Cyberwar and Cyber Warfare Dark Web/Deep Web Denial-of-Service Attacks Digital Forensics Digital Piracy Double (Dual) Criminality Dream Market Economic Espionage Act of 1996 ECPAT International 18th Street Gang Environmental Crimes Escobar, Pablo (1949–1993) Eurojust European Arrest Warrant European Judicial Network European Public Prosecutor's Office Europol Extradition Failed State Fatwa Financial Action Task Force Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Forced Marriage Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Gender-Based Violence Genocide Global Counterterrorism Forum Global Drug Interdiction Global Slavery Index Globalization Golden Triangle Granados Sex Trafficking Organization Green Criminology Guantánamo Bay Prison Camp Gulf Cartel Guzmán Loera, Joaquín (El Chapo) (1957–) Hackers Hamas Harmonization of Laws Hawala HEUNI Hezbollah Hot Pursuit, International Human Trafficking Human Trafficking and Sporting Events Human Trafficking and Street Gangs Humanitarian Law Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998 Identity-Related Crimes Illegal Gambling Illicit Ivory Trade Illicit Trade Intellectual Property Crime Intergovernmental Organization International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism International Court of Justice International Criminal Court International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) International Drug Trafficking International Forum on Globalization International Maritime Bureau Piracy Reporting Center International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg International Military Tribunal for the Far East International Narcotics Control Board International Organization for Migration International Police Cooperation International Union for Conservation of Nature Internet Trolls INTERPOL INTERPOL Notices System Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Jalisco New Generation Cartel Japanese Yakuza Jihad Joint Investigation Teams Joutsen, Matti (1951–) Juárez Cartel Junger-Tas, Josine (1929–2011) Labor Exploitation Legal Attachés Lone Wolf Terrorism Los Zetas Love Virus "Loverboy" Recruitment Approach to Human Trafficking Lula da Silva, Luiz Inácio (1945–) VOLUME 2 Madrid Train Bombing (2004) Maersk Alabama Pirate Attack (2009) Manchester Arena Terrorist Attack (2017) Manhattan Truck Attack (2017) Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) Organization McVeigh, Timothy (1968–2001) Medellín Cartel Metals and Minerals Smuggling Migrant Smuggling Mitnick, Kevin (1963–) Money Laundering Morris, Robert Tappan, Jr. (1965–) Movie Piracy Mueller, Gerhard O. W. (1926–2006) Music Piracy Mutual Legal Assistance Mutual Recognition in Criminal Matters National Counterterrorism Center National Institute of Justice 'Ndrangheta Newman, Graeme (1939–) Nichols, Terry (1955–) Nongovernmental Organization Nuclear Weapons and Related Materials and Technologies, Trafficking in Oklahoma City Bombing (1995) Online Child Sexual Abuse Operation Sunflower Organ Trafficking Organ Trafficking, the Medicus Case of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Organized Crime Panama Papers Paris and Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attacks (2015) Phishing Phreaking Poaching Polaris Project Poulsen, Kevin (1965–) Project VIC PROTECT Act Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) Racketeering Ransomware Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Rule of Law Russian Election Interference (2016) Russian Organized Crime Saferworld San Bernardino Terrorist Attack (2015) Savona, Ernesto (1943–) Schengen Cooperation Sea Piracy September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001) Sex Exploitation Sex Tourism SHERLOC (Sharing Electronic Resources and Laws on Crime) Sinaloa Cartel Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs Small Arms and Light Weapons, Trafficking in Small Arms Survey Smishing Software Piracy Solntsevskaya Bratva Sport Corruption and Match Fixing Stolen Motor Vehicle Database Suicide Bombings T Visa Target Stores Data Breach (2013) Tax Havens and Grand Corruption Terrorism, Domestic Terrorism, Intelligence Gathering Terrorism, International Terrorism, Online Propaganda Terrorism, State-Sponsored Terrorism, Vehicle Ramming Attacks Tijuana Cartel Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack (1994) Tor (The Onion Router) Network Trafficking Victim Identification Tools Transcrime Transnational, Global, and International Crime Transnational Anti-Gang Task Forces U.K. Border Force U.K. Modern Slavery Act (2015) Ulbricht, Ross (1984–) UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice UN Congresses on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice UN Convention against Corruption UN Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime UN Convention on Psychotropic Substances (1971) UN Convention on the Law of the Sea UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide UN Global Programme for Combating Wildlife and Forest Crime UN Office on Drugs and Crime UN Program Network of Institutes UN Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Air, and Sea UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children UN Sustainable Development Goals UN War Crimes Commission (1943–1948) UN World Drug Report U.S. Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act U.S. International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act U.S. Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection Act van Dijk, Jan (1947–) Vishing War Crimes War Criminals Waste Crime Weapons Sales Whaling Wildlife and Forest Crime Women and Transnational Crime World Bank World Intellectual Property Organization World Wildlife Crime Report Yamaguchi-Gumi (1915–) PRIMARY DOCUMENTS 1 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide 2 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property 3 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 4 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 5 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 6 The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal 7 UN Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 8 International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism 9 Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 10 United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 11 United Nations Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea, and Air, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 12 United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 13 United Nations Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition 14 Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects 15 United Nations Convention against Corruption 16 United Kingdom Modern Slavery Act 17 Doha Declaration on Integrating Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice into the Wider United Nations Agenda to Address Social and Economic Challenges and to Promote the Rule of Law at the National and International Levels, and Public Participation Bibliography About the Editor and Contributors Index

About the Author :
Philip L. Reichel, PhD, is emeritus professor at the University of Northern Colorado and associate professor at California University of Pennsylvania. He has written several books and authored or co-authored rmore than 40 articles and book chapters.

Review :
Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty. The wide-ranging, expansive content on a fascinating and interesting topic will well serve its target audience of high school students, undergraduates, and general readers. This work is superb at not only explaining the growth and most important elements of global crime but also at detailing ways international communities are combating it and engaging and easily accessible manner.