Transnational Organized Crime

This chapter considers various organized crime groups and measures aimed at combating transnational and organized crime worldwide. It also explores how globalization has facilitated the emergence of transnational organized crime groups and their engagement in human smuggling and trafficking in persons, drugs, wildlife, arms, cigarettes, precious metals and gemstones, and cultural property (to name a few). This chapter further explores the strategy used by the United States, other countries, regional institutions, and the United Nations to confront organized criminals within and outside their territories and spheres of influence.