SHERLOC Home Welcome to the United Nationsعربي 中文 English Français Русский Español About usAbout us Acknowledgements DatabasesCase Law Database Database of Legislation CNA DirectoryAccess CNA Directory Download CNA Directory Practical Guide for Requesting Electronic Evidence Across Borders Update Forms Bibliography Database Legislative Guide Treaties Database Strategies Database Education for UniversitiesOrganized CrimeModule 1: Definitions of Organized CrimeIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesDefining Organized Crime Definition in Convention Similarities & Differences Activities, Organization, Composition Summary References ExercisesCase Studies Thinking Critically Through Fiction Excerpts of Legislation Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Student AssessmentReview & Assessment Questions Quiz 1 Research & Independent Study Questions Additional Teaching Tools Module 2: Organizing the Commission of CrimesIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesLegal Definitions of Organized Crimes Conspiracy Criminal Association Definitions in the Organized Crime Convention Criminal Organizations and Enterprise Laws Enabling Offence: Obstruction of Justice Summary References ExercisesCase Studies Thinking Critically Through Fiction Excerpts of Legislation Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Student AssessmentReview & Assessment Questions Quiz 2 Research & Independent Study Questions Additional Teaching Tools Module 3: Organized Crime MarketsIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesDrug Trafficking Firearms Trafficking Wildlife & Forest Crime Counterfeit Products Trafficking Falsified Medical Products Trafficking in Cultural Property Trafficking in Persons Summary References ExercisesCase Studies & Exercises Thinking Critically Through Fiction Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Student AssessmentReview & Assessment Questions Quiz 3 Research & Independent Study Questions Additional Teaching Tools Module 4: Infiltration in Business & GovernmentIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesExtortion Extortion Racketeering Loansharking Links to Corruption Bribery versus Extortion Money-Laundering Liability of Legal Persons Summary References ExercisesCase Studies & Exercises Thinking Critically Through Fiction Excerpts of Legislation Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Student AssessmentReview & Assessment Questions Quiz 4 Research & Independent Study Questions Additional Teaching Tools Module 5: Measuring Organized CrimeIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesHow much Organized Crime is there? Alternative Ways for Measuring Measuring Product Markets Risk Assessment Key Concepts of Risk Assessment Risk Assessment of Organized Crime Groups Risk Assessment of Product Markets Risk Assessment in Practice Summary References ExercisesExercises & Case Studies Thinking Critically Through Fiction Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Student AssessmentReview & Assessment Questions Quiz 5 Research & Independent Study Questions Additional Teaching Tools Module 6: Causes and Facilitating FactorsIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesPositivism: Environmental Influences Classical: Pain-Pleasure Decisions Structural Factors Ethical Perspective Crime Causes & Facilitating Factors Summary References ExercisesCase Studies Thinking Critically Through Fiction Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Student AssessmentReview & Assessment Questions Quiz 6 Research & Independent Study Questions Additional Teaching Tools Module 7: Models of Organized Criminal GroupsIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesModels and Structure Hierarchical Model Local, Cultural Model Enterprise or Business Model Groups vs Activities Networked Structure Summary References ExercisesCase Studies Thinking Critically Through Fiction Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Student AssessmentReview & Assessment Questions Quiz 7 Research & Independent Study Questions Additional Teaching Tools Module 8: Law Enforcement ToolsIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesJurisdiction Investigators of Organized Crime Special Investigative TechniquesControlled Deliveries Physical & Electronic Surveillance Undercover Operations Financial Analysis Use of Informants Rights of Victims & Witnesses Summary References ExercisesCase Studies & Exercises Thinking Critically Through Fiction Excerpts of Legislation Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Student AssessmentReview & Assessment Questions Quiz 8 Research & Independent Study Questions Additional Teaching Tools Module 9: Prosecution StrategiesIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesRole of Prosecutors Adversarial vs Inquisitorial Legal Systems Mitigating Punishment Granting Immunity from Prosecution Witness Protection Summary References ExercisesCase Studies Thinking Critically Through Fiction Excerpts of Legislation Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Student AssessmentReview & Assessment Questions Quiz 9 Research & Independent Study Questions Additional Teaching Tools Module 10: Sentencing and ConfiscationIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesAggravating & Mitigating Factors Sentencing Options Alternatives to Imprisonment Death Penalty & Organized Crime Backgrounds of Convicted Offenders Confiscation Confiscation in Practice Summary References ExercisesCase Studies & Exercises Thinking Critically Through Fiction Excerpts of Legislation Role Play Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Student AssessmentReview & Assessment Questions Quiz 10 Research & Independent Study Questions Additional Teaching Tools Module 11: International CooperationIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesMutual Legal Assistance (MLA) Extradition Transfer of Criminal Proceedings Transfer of Sentenced Persons Summary References ExercisesCase Studies Thinking Critically Through Fiction Excerpts of Legislation Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Student AssessmentReview & Assessment Questions Quiz 11 Research & Independent Study Questions Additional Teaching Tools Module 12: Crime Prevention Typologies and Organized Crime ApproachesIntroduction and Learning Outcomes Key IssuesDefinition of Crime Prevention and Terminology Key Crime Prevention Typologies Crime Problem-solving approaches What works Organized Crime Approaches Beyond the three non-traditional approaches Summary References ExercisesCase Studies Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Student AssessmentReview and Assessment Questions Quiz 12 Research and Independent Study Questions Additional Teaching Tools Module 13: Cyber Organized CrimeIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesCyber Organized Crime: What is it? Conceptualizing Organized Crime & Defining Actors Involved Criminal Groups Engaging in Cyber Organized Crime Cyber Organized Crime Activities Preventing & Countering Cyber Organized Crime Conclusion References Exercises Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Student Assessment Additional Teaching Tools Module 14: Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesAdoption of Organized Crime Convention Historical Context Features of the Convention Protocols Related international instruments UNODC Conference of the Parties Summary References ExercisesCase Studies & Exercises MUN SimulationFormat Roles of Participants Structure and Flow Recommended Topics Background Materials Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Student AssessmentReview & Assessment Questions Quiz 14 Research & Independent Study Questions Additional Teaching Tools Module 15: Gender and Organized CrimeIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesWhat is Sex / Gender / Intersectionality? Knowledge about Gender in Organized Crime Gender and Organized Crime Gender and Different Types of Organized Crime Summary References Exercises & Case Studies Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Student Assessment Additional Teaching Tools Module 16: Linkages between Organized Crime and TerrorismIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesDefinitions and Terminology Organized crime and Terrorism - International Legal Framework International Terrorism-related Conventions UNSC Resolutions on Terrorism Organized Crime Convention and its Protocols Theoretical Frameworks on Linkages between Organized Crime and Terrorism Typologies of Criminal Behaviour Associated with Terrorism Terrorism and Drug Trafficking Terrorism and Trafficking in Weapons Terrorism, Crime and Trafficking in Cultural Property Trafficking in Persons and Terrorism Intellectual Property Crime and Terrorism Kidnapping for Ransom and Terrorism Exploitation of Natural Resources and Terrorism Summary References Case Studies Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Student AssessmentReview and Assessment Questions Quiz 16 Research and Independent Study Questions Additional Teaching Tools Trafficking in Persons & Smuggling of MigrantsTeaching Guide Module 1: Migrant Smuggling as a Specific Crime TypeIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesCriminalization of Smuggling of Migrants UNTOC & the Protocol against Smuggling of Migrants Offences under the Protocol Financial & Other Material Benefits Aggravating Circumstances Criminal Liability Non-Criminalization of Smuggled Migrants Scope of the Protocol Humanitarian Exemption Jurisdiction Migrant Smuggling v. Irregular Migration Migrant Smuggling vis-a-vis Other Crime Types Exercises Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Other Resources Student Assessment Additional Teaching Tools Module 2: Protection of Rights of Smuggled MigrantsIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesAssistance and Protection in the Protocol International Human Rights and Refugee Law Vulnerable groups Positive and Negative Obligations of the State Identification of Smuggled Migrants Participation in Legal Proceedings Role of Non-Governmental Organizations Smuggled Migrants & Other Categories of Migrants Short-, Mid- and Long-Term Measures Exercises Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Other Resources Student Assessment Additional Teaching Tools Module 3: Criminal Justice Response to Migrant SmugglingIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesCriminal Justice Reponse: Scope Investigative & Prosecutorial Approaches Different Relevant Actors & Their Roles Testimonial Evidence Financial Investigations Media Non-Governmental Organizations ‘Outside the Box’ Methodologies Intra- and Inter-Agency Coordination Admissibility of Evidence Sentencing International Cooperation Exchange of Information Training Exercises Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Other Resources Student Assessment Additional Teaching Tools Module 4: Prevention and Non-Criminal Justice Responses to Migrant SmugglingIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesNon-Criminal Law Relevant to Smuggling of Migrants Administrative Approach Complementary Activities & Role of Non-criminal Justice Actors Macro-Perspective in Addressing Smuggling of Migrants Human Security International Aid and Cooperation Exercises Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Other Resources Student Assessment Additional Teaching Tools Module 5: Smuggling of Migrants in the Broader Context of Migration and its DriversIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesMigration & Migrant Smuggling Mixed Migration Flows Social Politics of Migrant Smuggling Vulnerability Profile of Smugglers Role of Organized Criminal Groups Humanitarianism, Security and Migrant Smuggling Exercises Additional Exercises Possible Class Structure Core Reading Advanced Reading Other Resources Student Assessment Additional Teaching Tools Module 6: Defining the Concept of Trafficking in PersonsIntroduction & Learning Outcomes Key IssuesCrime of Trafficking in Persons International Legal Framework The Issue of Consent The…