Global Crimes Analysis

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Global Crimes Analysis CJA394 October 20, 2013 Global Crimes Analysis In this paper it will recognize the various major global crimes and criminal issues that have a global impact on national and international justice systems and processes. This paper will discuss many of the important global crimes that are an ongoing issue around the world today and the different international justice processes in various countries. Crime unfortunately is not slowing down and it is in every country and affects national and international justice system, and we are going to discuss all the aspects of it in this paper. What is Global Crime? Global crime can be defined as any crime that threatens the safety and security of every person throughout the world. International crime is drug smuggling, human trafficking, trading in weapons, actions that involve serious violence and physical harm. Global crimes do not respect geographic borders. Non-violent crimes involve extortion, fraud, money laundering, counterfeiting, economic espionage, intellectual property theft, and cybercrimes. These global crimes are not influenced by violence, but cause major damage to those affected. Global Drug Trade According to the United Nations Drug Report 2013, in 2011 between 167 and 315 million people consumed illicit drugs at least once last year. Around 10% of users are considered “problem drug users”; this is a disturbing percentage because more than 100,000 people die each year as a result of illicit drug use (Wolf & Pham, 2012). There are several problems linked with the illegal drug trade as it continue to grow globally. Global drug abuse and ease of access have become extremely complex, as trafficking routes are shorter, varied, and easily traversed, and as the demand for heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, and amphetamines become increasingly global, so does drug trafficking (United Nations

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