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The Norwich Review of International and Transnational Crime

Thu, 10/22/2015 - 6:10pm

The Norwich Review of International and Transnational Crime

Via E-mail to Small Wars Journal:

We are pleased to announce the publication of our first edition of The Norwich Review of International and Transnational Crime, available for download here:

http://iscl.norwich.edu/pitc-publications

This initial issue is meant to provide an overview of the subject matter. Future issues will focus deeply on a particular area of international and transnational crime. We lead out with a piece by retired federal prosecutor, Melvin Otey, who in his brief survey, introduces many of the key threats and areas of enforcement focus. Al Saibini, a retired DEA Agent whose last government posting was as the senior coalition narcotics enforcement officer in Afghanistan, provides an overview of the worldwide narcotics trade in 2015. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Pat Walsh, currently on military orders in his National Guard post to the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General School in Charlottesville, VA, provides an overview of intelligence tools available for national security investigations such as espionage or terrorism, with some cogent warnings to law enforcement as they move forward in an environment of rapidly narrowing allowable techniques. Jerry Conley, of the Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation, provides an interesting piece on terror finance via wildlife trafficking, highlighting this as an issue that worthy of increased international effort to combat. Shifting toward international crime, Dr. Yangmo Ku, of Norwich University, provides an example of crimes against humanity in the case of North Korea, along with some suggested policy prescriptions. Dr. Kristy Holtfreter and Travis J. Meyers of Arizona State University, tackle the issue of transnational cybercrime, through the theoretical lens of Routine Activity Theory. While their discussion is applied to cybercrime, many of the same issues—namely the lack of strong enforcement and deterrence measures across borders—apply to other international and transnational crimes. Our final piece is a short case study by Jennifer Brooke Marshall, Esq., who worked with the New York City Field Office of the FBI, to review an investigation of a Russian organized crime network operating illicit gambling and money laundering operations in the U.S. We appreciate the work of all of our authors and their contributions to this important work. 

Our next issue will focus on national security crimes: i.e. espionage, terrorism, leaks of classified, illegal technology transfer/customs violations, and applicable cyber threats.  We actively solicit Op-Ed style policy essays, articles, and case studies on these and related topics.  Case studies, in particular, may be excellent projects for graduate students with a faculty mentor.  Send expressions of interest by April 15, 2016.  Draft articles will be due June 15, 2016.

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