Most investigations of transnational criminal networks follow a known group or commodity such as the Italian Camorra, Chinese triads, or rhino or elephant poachers. By having a focus on key actors and commodities, much falls outside the attention of investigators. This fascinating analysis of a global Romanian crime group reveals a gaping hole in our…
David Maimon: “The coronavirus pandemic moved life online – a surge in website defacing followed”
One consequence of the public’s compliance with social distancing and quarantines during the COVID-19 pandemic is a sharp decline in most types of crime. It looks like people staying home made communities less conducive to crime. Unfortunately, the news isn’t as good as those numbers alone suggest. Other settings are seeing an increase in crime…
CINA Science Committee Member Louise Shelley quoted in AP article ‘Cartels are scrambling’: Virus snarls global drug trade
- People Spotlight
NEW YORK (AP) — Coronavirus is dealing a gut punch to the illegal drug trade, paralyzing economies, closing borders and severing supply chains in China that traffickers rely on for the chemicals to make such profitable drugs as methamphetamine and fentanyl. One of the main suppliers that shut down is in Wuhan, the epicenter of…
A Race Against Crime: 2-Day ‘Hackathon’ Targets Human Trafficking
By Dixie Downing It wasn’t how they drew it up, when plans were to have all the competitors for the $3,000 grand prize spend the night in a single building, but the second annual “Hackathon” to combat human trafficking was a success nonetheless, according to organizers. The self-isolation and social distancing protocols required the two-day…
CINA Science Committee member Louise Shelley discusses the effect of COVID-19 on illicit trade.
World renowned expert on transnational crime and illicit trade Louise Shelley discusses the relationship of COVID-19 to illicit trade. Shelley is the founder and director of the Schar School of Policy and Government’s Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) She was an inaugural Andrew Carnegie Fellow that funded her to write her latest book, Dark Commerce: How a New Illicit Economy…
CINA and DHS Program manager Jen Foley mentioned in TSA article, “TSA tackles human trafficking.”
Human trafficking is an urgent humanitarian issue, and TSA is tackling the problem head-on by collaborating with DHS and stakeholders. In January, DHS released a strategy to combat human trafficking, and TSA Acting Deputy Administrator Patricia Cogswell moderated a panel discussion on the issue at TSA headquarters to bring more awareness to the issue. Defined…
CINA investigator and Schar School faculty member Maurice Kugler weighs in on the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis
In the coming days we will ask Schar School experts to weigh in on the COVID-19 crisis as it pertains to their field of study. Maurice Kugler is one of the world’s foremost experts on labor markets, productivity growth, global value chains, and international trade. Before joining the faculty at the Schar School of Policy…
CINA Science Manager, Stu Mackenzie, Talks About Student Grand Challenge on Podcast
The Department of Homeland Security pursues tech and innovation in a number of ways. One of the most inspiring is their Centers of Excellence Student Grand Challenge. The DHS-sponsored hackathon challenges students to come up with novel methods of answering difficult security questions. This year, they focused on how to better protect ourselves from drones.…
Science Committee Mary Ellen O’Toole quoted in article, Prince Andrew: why meeting with US authorities would be a ‘catch-22’
As the fallout from Prince Andrew’s friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein continues, questions have surfaced about whether the royal might face legal trouble. Andrew’s disastrous Newsnight interview on the issue – where he emphatically denied Epstein’s accuser Virginia Giuffre’s claim that she had a sexual encounter with the royal at age 17 –…
Science Committee Member David Weisburd Wins Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Criminology’s Division of Policing
David Weisburd, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society and Executive Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Criminology (ASC)’s Division of Policing at the Division of Policing’s annual reception and awards ceremony, taking place on Thursday, November 14, in…