Abstract
An increasingly globalised world order has brought with it an increasingly networked crime-terror nexus. Transnational Organised Crime (TOC) is a rising challenge for law enforcement, intelligence, and policy makers around the world due its complex socio-political dynamics and drivers. In this subject, you will explore transnational security threats to law … For more content click the Read More button below.
Syllabus
Introduction to transnational organised crimeTransnational security threats, globalisation, and socio-political contextsCommodities and markets for transnational organised crimeTransnational criminal networks, cartels, mafias, and organisationsInternational and regional perspectives on transnational organised crimeCountering transnational organised crime
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
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be able to demonstrate advanced knowledge of transnational organised crime, with reference to theory and subnational organisations and networks to assess developing threats in regional and global scope;
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be able to critically analyse transnational organised crime, with reference to globalised networks, to provide operational, tactical, and strategic insight into diverse threats;
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be able to utilise appropriate research methods to investigate the networks and relationships in transnational organised crime groups;
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be able to objectively evaluate responses to transnational organised crime to inform professional practice and ethical decision-making; and
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be able to clearly communicate complex issues regarding transnational organised crime appropriately to specialist and non-specialist audiences.