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REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL CRIME TRENDS

NCJ Number
34663
Journal
International Criminal Police Review Issue: 296 Dated: (MARCH 1976) Pages: 58-68
Author(s)
A BOSSARD
Date Published
1976
Length
11 pages
Annotation
BRIEF LOOK AT GENERAL TRENDS IN THE FOLLOWING BROAD AREAS: THEFT, VIOLENT CRIME, INTERNATIONAL FRAUD AND ECONOMIC OFFENSES, COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY, AND ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFICKING.
Abstract
SOME SPECIFIC CRIMES DISCUSSED INCLUDE PICKPOCKETING, BURGLARY, AUTO THEFT, HOLD-UPS, KIDNAPPING, HIJACKING, BANK FRAUDS, FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES COMMITTED USING A COMPANY AS A FRONT, AND TRAFFICKING IN OPIATES, COCAINE, AND CANNABIS. SOME CONTRIBUTING FACTORS FOR THESE CRIME TRENDS ARE BRIEFLY EXPLORED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ARTICLE.