It can be stated that the involvement of organized crime and illicit markets in the continent is a crucial factor in understanding such high levels of violence. Whether it's the significant increase in drug trafficking during the Covid-19 pandemic or the growing illegal exploitation of environmental resources in the Amazon rainforest, an intricate and complex network of criminals operates in the continent, fueling violence against local populations and posing diverse problems to the Public Power.
The social and cultural context of the Americas, particularly law enforcement agencies, especially the police forces, are at the forefront of combating illicit trade and organized crime. Given the significant informational asymmetry when dealing with organized crime groups, this course has been designed to present illicit markets and their regional relevance, as well as tools to anticipate, understand, and confront these activities more effectively.
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Module 1:
Illicit Markets and Organized Crime in the Americas
Actions of Organized Crime in Human Trafficking and Illicit Trafficking of Migrants
Andrés Fernando de la Vega Grunauer
Organized Crime Actions against the Environment
Renato Madsen Arruda
Organized Crime and Terrorism
Christian Vianna de Azevedo
Organized Crime and Illicit Drug Trafficking
Luís Ernesto García Hernández
Organized Crime and Narcotics Trafficking
Christian Alejandro Serón Leal
Arms Trafficking in the Americas – actors, routes and modus operandi
Ivan Marques
Organized Crime and Money Laundering
Christian Alejandro Serón Leal
Logistics of Illicit Markets
João Henrique Martins
Organized Crime and Illicit Trade in Agricultural Inputs
Nilto Mendes
Module 2:
International and Regional Cooperation in Criminal Matters
International Normative Framework on Organized Crime
Emílio Gabriel Terán Andrade
Smuggling and Transnational Illicit Trade: Logic and Control Strategies
Juan Bruitago
The International Drug Prohibition Regime
Fernanda Mena
The Inter-American Cooperation System
Paulina Duarte
Regional Cooperation Mechanisms (Americas) against Organized Crime and Illicit Markets
Liliana Korniat
Arms Trafficking and the International Law
Ivan Marques
Module 3:
Operational Strategies in Response to Organized Crime
Prevention of Organized Crime
Andrés Fernando de la Vega Grunauer
Comprehensive Border Management
Vítor Suárez
Public Policies to Prevent and Combat Money Laundering
Pedro Torres Estrada
Asset Recovery from Organized Crime
Pedro Torres Estrada
Experimental Markets: Legalization and Decriminalization Processes
Fernanda Mena
Coordination with Defense System in Combating Organized Crime
Alessandro Visacro
New Threats from Organized Crime
Emílio Gabriel Terán Andrade
Recovery of Assets and Property Measures in Criminal Proceedings
Marta Saad
Improvised Explosive Devices: An Analysis of the OAS Response in the Americas
Tammy Hall
Module 4:
Investigation, Data, and the Use of Scientific Evidence in Police Intelligence
Organized Crime and the State: The Challenge of Corruption Control
Kai Enno Lehmann
Production and Sharing of Information among Agencies
Marco Antônio Rodrigues
Intelligence and Cooperation in Border Management
Vítor Suárez
Illicit Markets, Cybersecurity and Cybercrime
Gabriel Riveros
