The Transnational Crime (UN)

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WHAT IS TRANSNATIONAL CRIME

Transnational organized crime encompasses virtually all serious profit-motivated criminal actions of an international nature where more than one country is involved. There are many activities that can be characterized as transnational organized crime, including drug trafficking, smuggling of migrants, human trafficking, money laundering, trafficking in firearms, counterfeit goods, wildlife and cultural property, and even some aspects of cybercrime. It threatens peace and human security, leads to human rights being violated, and undermines the economic, social, cultural, political, and civil development of societies around the world. The vast sums of money involved can compromise legitimate economies and have a direct impact on governance, such as through corruption and the “buying” of elections.

Every year, countless lives are lost as a result of organized crime. Drug-related health problems and violence, firearm deaths, and the unscrupulous methods and motives of human traffickers and migrant smugglers are all part of this. Each year millions of victims are affected as a result of the activities of organized crime groups. (Literature Source: https://www.unodc.org/toc/en/crimes/organized-crime.html;/ Picture above source: https://www.occrp.org/images/Screen_Shot_2017-03-28_at_2.22.25_PM_copy.png)

As I mentioned earlier in our video presentation that transnational (organized) is evolving every now and then to suit the call of the situation and resilient too, and the UNODC & UNTOC believe that they are not stagnant, but are an ever-changing industry, adapting to markets and creating new forms of crime. In short, it is an illicit business that transcends cultural, social, linguistic, and geographical boundaries and one that knows no borders or rules. (Source picture below: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x5Y9CIMn8z/mqdefault.jpg.)

Click the slider below to learn more about the different definitions of transnational crime offered by several scholars to understand very well what it is.

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  1. The Definition of “Transnational Crime” (Payne)
  2. The Definition of “Transnational Crime” (UN)
  3. The Definition of “Transnational Crime (Bossard)
  4. The Concept of Transnational Crime
  5. List of Transnational Crimes under UNTOC (1)
  6. List of Transnational Crimes under UNTOC (2)
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