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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795340803321

Autore

Reichel Philip L

Titolo

Global crime : an encyclopedia of cyber theft, weapons sales, and other illegal activities / / Philip L. Reichel, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, California : , : ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, , [2019]

�2019

ISBN

979-82-16-09028-1

1-4408-6015-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (2 volumes (xxxv, 805 pages))

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

364.13503

Soggetti

Transnational crime

International crimes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

v. 1. A-L -- v. 2. M-Z.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a resource for understanding cyber theft, drug trafficking, human smuggling, identity theft, wildlife poaching, and sex tourism. It discusses how technology, governments, political unrest, war, and economic strife contribute to an increase in global crime, and covers people, events, organizations and key documents to help readers understand the numerous problems created by the transnational crimes that are growing in severity and frequency around the world.