Problem
Transnational organized crime
Other Names:
Organized transborder criminalityInternational crime rings
Nature:
Transnational organized crime (TOC) is organized crime coordinated across national borders, involving groups or markets of individuals working in more than one country to plan and execute illegal business ventures. In order to achieve their goals, these criminal groups use systematic violence and corruption. Common transnational organized crimes include conveying drugs, conveying arms, trafficking for sex, toxic waste disposal, materials theft and poaching.
Incidence:
It was reported in 2001 that the smuggling of migrants is so lucrative in Canada that rival criminal gangs are setting aside their differences to share safe houses, illegal travel documents and means of spiriting people into the country. Broader Problems:
Organized crimeInternational criminal activity Narrower Problems:
Illicit drug traffickingTrafficking in illegal aliens Values:
Crime Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
21.06.2018 – 09:44 CEST