EM7224

This course will provide an overview of transnational crime and its effects on the political, economic, and social development of the United States and the international community. The links between international crime and terrorism will be addressed, and the course will provide an overview of a broad range of topics, including, but not limited to, drug smuggling, human trafficking, money laundering, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Also discussed will be impediments to effective control of transnational organized crime arising from globalization and the technological revolution as well as how transnational crime has been facilitated by open trade, travel, and telecommunication.

Books/Materials >$50, MSSEP Elective