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University of Pittsburgh    
2019-2020 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog 
    
 
  Mar 29, 2024
 
2019-2020 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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PIA 2365 - TRANSNATIONAL CRIME


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Since the end of the cold war, threats to national and international security have become more varied and diffused. Some of these threats are subtle and insidious rather than overtly military in character. Transnational organized crime has this character. The course is intended to provide substantive knowledge about major transnational criminal organizations and the threats they pose to domestic and global governance and to international security and stability. Accordingly, it places the challenge posed by transnational organized crime in the context of broader issues of globalization, governance, and disorder. The purpose of this course is to examine the phenomenon of transnational organized crime, in all its variations and manifestations, to identify major transnational criminal organizations and activities, to assess the threat posed to national and international security and stability, and to evaluate the policy implications of this threat. Attention is given to the initiatives governments have taken in response to the transnational crime challenge, and an assessment made of the adequacy of these initiatives. Throughout the course students will be encouraged to become familiar with analytical techniques that are used by intelligence and law enforcement agencies in understanding, assessing, and responding to organized crime.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Grad Letter Grade
Course Requirements: Graduate School of Public and International Affairs students only.
Course Attributes: Asian Studies, Russian & East European Studies, West European Studies


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