NCJ Number
120383
Editor(s)
H E Smith
Date Published
1989
Length
132 pages
Annotation
The proceedings of this symposium indicate that international and transnational crime poses new threats for law enforcement and criminal justice systems worldwide and that key international crime issues are drug trafficking, organized crime, illegal arms dealing, and terrorism.
Abstract
The symposium, sponsored by the University of Illinois' Office of International Criminal Justice, represented an effort to bridge the gap between criminal justice practitioners and researchers on an international level. The focus was on transnational crime issues in the United States, Canada, France, Colombia and other Latin American countries, Iran, Great Britain, and West Germany. Symposium participants dealt with such subjects as international crime research, international cooperation in drug enforcement, the U.S. witness protection program, drug intelligence trends, the role of Interpol in investigating international criminal acts, organized crime prevention in Italy, the police role in criminal investigations, and international fugitives. Participants also addressed drug trafficking in Colombia and other Latin American countries, money laundering, the illegal purchase of arms by Iran, aquatic crime, the management of international criminal investigations, and the role of technological research in transnational crime. 12 references.