International criminal justice: Has organized crime inflated globally over the last decade?

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents2

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION3

1.1Overview3

1.2Criminology3

1.3Background4

1.4Organized Crime in the current world5

1.5Current Stance of Organized Crime and Future6

1.6Research Aims & Objectives8

1.7Purpose of the Study8

1.8Research Questions9

1.9Benefits of the study9

1.10Structure of the Research10

1.11Significance of the Study10

CHAPTER 02: LITERATURE REVIEW11

1.1Restorative justice11

1.2'Beggarization'11

1.3Problems presented by organized crime13

1.4Legal limitations13

1.5Major federal laws & strategies14

CHAPTER 03: METHODOLOGY15

3.1Research Design15

3.2Secondary Data15

3.3Definition of Qualitative Research16

3.4Qualitative Research16

3.5Assumptions of Qualitative Research17

3.6Literature Search17

3.7Validity17

3.8Justification for using Qualitative and Secondary Research Methodology18

3.9Data analysis19

3.10Ethical Considerations19

3.11Research Limitations20

3.12Timeline20

REFERENCES22

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION

Overview

The word 'crime' generally refers to a form of illegal, immoral or unethical activity that may cause harm and inflict damage on an individual, a group of people, an object or the society. Generally, any sort of activity that may directly or indirectly inflict damage or harm upon anyone is considered a crime. Criminal activities have existed from the beginning of time. Ever since the time of evolution, mankind has been tempted into breaking the systems and committing activities that can be considered harmful and illegal. In every part of the world and according to every existing government, crime is punishable by law, depending on the degree of the criminal activity and the amount of damage inflicted by it.

Over the last few decades, criminal activities have increased considerably in the United States of America and other parts of the world. Criminals come up with new ways to evade the law and break the rules put in place by governments for the betterment of society. Law enforcement authorities of the world come up with strict and efficient methods to reduce criminal activities in the world and punish criminals according to the degree of their felony in order to discourage others from committing similar acts (Zaibert, 2006); (Marty, 2007).

Criminology

Criminology is the study of the causes, reasons, extent and nature of crime, criminal activities and criminal behavior in a scientific manner. It is also the study of managing and controlling criminal behavior in the society. The main areas of research in the field of criminology include consequences of crimes, evidence analysis, quantitative analysis of crime and regulation breaches. The term criminology was first termed by Italian law professor Garofalo (1885).

The Rational Choice Theory of criminology is one of the main theories that researchers and experts use when studying criminal activities. The theory proposes that man is an actor (with reasoning) who weighs the means and ends, benefits and costs and every angle of a situation before making a rational choice and decision. The Choice Theory states that a person will commit a crime in certain circumstances, such as ones in which economical and safety needs are not being met. For example, a hungry person may decide to steal food to feed himself and his family.

Background

Organized crime is one of the most disturbing issues facing the United States at the moment. It refers to a group of individuals who share similar traits, characteristics and ethnicities. These groups work together and are involved in all sorts of crimes. Mostly, the activities are covered up ...