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Learning Objectives

14-1:  Identify the various factors that have vastly expanded transnational crime.

14-2:  Discuss the economic, social, and political costs associated with white-collar crime.

14-3:  Describe local and global conditions that give rise to acts of terrorism.

14-4:  Identify recommendations for improved law enforcement and citizen responses to terrorism and transnational organized crime.

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Justice Department Sets Sights on Wall Street Executives
This NY Times article discusses a new Justice Department policy that will focus on prosecuting corporate executives for white-collar crimes.

1. How does this policy differ from previous policies around corporate crime?
2. What are the goals of this policy?
3. What are the implications of this policy for corporations and the market more broadly?

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Paris Attacks and Other Assaults Seen as Evidence of a Shift by ISIS

This NY Times article analyzes how ISIS's terrorism strategy is expanding beyond its regional stronghold, as evident in the November 2015 attacks on a Russian airliner, Beirut, and Paris.

1. How have recent attacks by ISIS affected global security and counterterrorism efforts?