Alternative Approaches to Combating Transnational Crime

• NCJ Number: 188242
• Author(s): Stephen Schneider Ph.D.; Margaret Beare Ph.D.; Jeremy Hill LL.B.
• Date Published: 2000
• Length: 148 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics
• Sale Source: Canada Solicitor General
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: Canada
• Note: Provided to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service as a courtesy by Dr. Margaret Beare, Director of the Natanson Centre for the Study of Organized Crime and Corruption at York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. http://www.yorku.ca/nathanson. Downloaded April 11, 2001

Annotation

This report examines alternative approaches to combating transnational crime.

Abstract

Research findings of this report concern assisting law enforcement through non-traditional agencies and approaches and enhancing traditional law enforcement approaches through multi-jurisdictional and multi-sectoral cooperation. Principals of innovative and effective transnational and organized crime enforcement include: (1) inter-agency cooperation and coordination; (2) a strategic approach, including a strong intelligence function; (3) use of different targeting focuses; (4) complementing criminal enforcement with regulatory, civil, and administrative sanctions; (5) combining prevention, deterrence , and enforcement; (6) providing full resourcing; and (7) pursuing cost-effective approaches. The report recommends, among other actions, continued emphasis on a national organized crime strategy; increased emphasis on a coordinated, integrated approach; an increased role for regulatory bodies; increased emphasis on proactive, preventive approaches; increased emphasis on corruption issues; an overseas presence; and varied targeting. Tables, notes