CHAPTER 1 Flashcards
-United Nations, defined ________ as, offenses whose inception, prevention and/or direct or indirect effects involved more than one country.
TRANSNATIONAL CRIMES
–identify certain criminal phenomena transcending the international border, transgressing the laws of several state or having impact on another country (United Nation (UN) Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch)
TRANSNATIONAL CRIMES
- a continuing illegal activity of group of persons which is primarily concerned with the generation of profits, irrespective of national boundaries as a result of globalization.
TRANSNATIONAL CRIMES
- refers to the rapid development of the western culture that ultimately affects other cultures in the world as brought by intellectual and technological advances, in which some crimes occurring in other countries are attributed.
GLOBALIZATION
–increasing interdependence and interconnection, technological advancement such as partnership and investments
GLOBALIZATION
“Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012”
RA 10175
–speedup of movements and exchange (of human being, goods, services, capital technologies) cultural practices all over the planet
GLOBALIZATION
“Data Privacy Act of 2012”
RA 10173
OMERTA
- a code of silence about criminal activity and a refusal to give evidence to activities
- is a crime perpetuated by organized criminal group which the aim of committing one or more serious crimes or offenses in order to obtain directly or indirectly, a financial or other material benefits committed through crossing of borders or jurisdictions.
TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME
-Shall mean a structured group of three or more persons, existing for a period of time and acting in concert with the aim of committing or more serious crimes or offenses established in accordance with this convention, in order to obtain directly or indirectly, a financial or material benefit.
ORGANIZED CRIMINAL GROUP
2 KINDS OF ORGANIZED CRIMINAL GROUP
- LARGE SCALE
- SMALL SCALE
cutting of a finger
YUBITSUME
ON ITS CONVENTION ON TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME IT DECLARED THAT AN OFFENSE IS TRANSNATIONAL IF IT:
- Is committed in more than one state;
- In one state but a substantial part of its preparation planning, direction or control takes place in another state
- Is committed in one state but involves an organized crime group that engages in criminal activities in more than one state, or
- in one state but has substantial effects in another state
TRANSNATIONAL CRIMES
Trafficking in Persons
Terrorism
Drug Trafficking
Cybercrime
Money Laundering
Environmental Crime
Economic crime
Intellectual Property Theft
Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships
Illicit Trade (smuggling) of Small Arms and Light Weapons
are not limited to human trafficking, Drugs trafficking, Money laundering, terrorism, and cybercrimes but to all acts inimical to the welfare of states/countries especially if perpetrated by no less than foreigners. It is also committed with several motives: political influence, economic gain and social control in a global scope.
Transnational crimes
ORGANIZED CRIMINAL GROUP (ASIA)
TRIAD AND TONGS IN HONGKONG AND CHINA
YAKUZA IN JAPAN
UNITED BAMBOO GANG TAIWAN
WARLORDS OF MYANMAR (BURMA)
NAM CAM GANG IN VIETNAM
-Defined as the recruitment, transport, transfer, harboring or receipt of a person by such means as threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud or deception for the purpose of exploitation.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
- It’s been called the “modern day slavery”.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
is an illegal act and is considered a violation of human rights and inimical to human dignity and national development.
Trafficking in persons