Transnational crimes involve border crossings as an integral part of the criminal activity. They also include crimes that take place in one country with consequences that significantly affect other countries. Entries in this encyclopedia include arms smuggling, art fraud, charity fraud, hacking and computer viruses, copyright infringement, drug smuggling, extradition, human trafficking, intelligence agencies, international banking laws, Internet scams, Interpol, money laundering, pollution and waste disposal, price fixing, prosecution, sex slavery, tax evasion, and terrorism. |