The term "transnational" refers to crimes that are not only international (crimes that cross borders between countries), but crimes that by their nature encompass cross-border transference as a crucial part of the criminal activity. As a result of globalization, there has been an increased amount of organized crime moving across international borders, and no longer is it simply a national concern, but a global one, as it affects people all over the world, and not those of a single state. ... Through the limitless profits earned through the global crime trade, these syndicates of crime have bee...

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This huge industry includes many different crimes such as arms and human trafficking, the smuggling of human body parts, legal goods and also drugs and international terrorism as examples. ... An example of this would be in Los Angeles, which has seen a surge in the drugs trade due to de-industrialization. ... Glocalisation is also explicitly seen within the drugs trade, as Class A drugs on the streets of the UK are unlikely to have been produced here but rather in places such as South America. ...

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"It's one of the bedrocks of Australian foreign policy," says a spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. ... Nor does it mean that it cannot be imposed on Australians traveling overseas, as illustrated by the double execution of Barlow and Chambers who were hanged in Malaysia on 7 July 1986 for drug trafficking.( Rehav, Giroa (1989), 'Homicide and Death Penalty: A Cross-sectional Time Series Analysis', International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, Spring, 7,1, 61-71.) ...

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