Philip L. Reichel earned his Ph.D. in sociology from Kansas State University and is currently Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Northern Colorado. He is the author of Comparative Criminal Justice Systems: A Topical Approach (6th ed., 2013), co-author of Corrections (2013), and co-editor of Human Trafficking: Exploring the International Nature, Concerns, and Complexities (2012). Dr. Reichel has also authored or co-authored more than 30 articles, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries. He has lectured at universities in Austria, Germany, and Poland; participated in a panel for the United Nations University; was a presenter for a United Nations crime prevention webinar; presented papers at side events during the United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Brazil) and the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Vienna); and was an invited speaker at Zhejiang Police College in Hangzhou, China. He was asked to provide a contribution for an anthology of 14 esteemed scholars who have made a significant contribution to the discipline of criminal justice within a comparative/international context (Lessons From International Criminology/Comparative Criminology/Criminal Justice, 2004) and is an active member of the American Society of Criminology and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, serving as a Trustee-at-large for the latter.Jay Albanese is a professor in the Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is the first Ph.D. graduate from the Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice. He served as Chief of the International Center at the National Institute of Justice, the research arm of the U.S. Department of Justice.  Dr. Albanese is author and editor of 20 books on organized crime, ethics, corruption, transnational crime, and criminal justice. He is recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award from Virginia Commonwealth University, the Gerhard Mueller Award for research contributions from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences International Section, and the Distinguished Scholar Award from the International Association for the Study of Organized Crime. He is a past president and fellow of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, and co-founder of Criminologists without Borders. www.jayalbanese.com

"Editors Reichel and Albanese have compiled a volume of essays by experts in the field, which brings together an exemplary range of perspectives on these crimes and international efforts to cope with them....Intended as both a textbook and a reference work, this second edition continues to provide the best single starting point for an overview of the field. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections."

• PART I: The Problem of Transnational Crime1. Historical Overview of Transnational Crime - Mitchel P. Roth2. Comparing Crime and Justice - Harry R. Dammer, Philip L. Reichel and Ni He3. Measuring and Researching Transnational Crime - Rosemary BarberetPART II: Transnational Crimes4. Drug Trafficking as a Transnational Crime - Matthew S. Jenner5. International Trafficking in Weapons - Mike Bourne6. Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods - Kristiina Kangaspunta and Marco Musumeci7. Transnational Cybercrime and Fraud - Russell G. Smith8. Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants - Andrea Di Nicola9. Transnational Sex Crimes - Katalin Parti10. Transnational Envrionmental Crime - Raymond Michalowski and Ronald Kramer11. Transnational Organized Crime Networks - Jan van Dijk and Toine Spapens12. The Economics of Money Laundering - Leonardo Borlini13. Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime - Gus Martin14. International Criminal Law and International Crimes - Grant NiemannPART III: Transnational Crime Control15. The United Nations Role in Crime Control and Prevention - Slawomir Redo and Michael Platzer16. International Instruments on Cooperation in Responding to Transnational Crime - Matti Joutsen17. Police and Prosecutorial Cooperation in Rsponding to Transnational Crime - Gorazd Meško and Robert Furman18. Adjudicating International Crimes - Aaron Fichtelberg19. Combating Transnational Crime Under the Rule of Law: Contemporary Opportunities and Dilemmas - Emil W. Plywaczewski and Wojciech Filipkowski20. Transnational Issues Related To Corrections - John Winterdyk and Anne Miller21. A View From the Trenches: The Reality of International Cooperation - Matti JoutsenPART IV: Regional Analysis22. Organized Crime in Africa - Mark Shaw23. Organized Crime in Asia and the Middle East - Richard H. Ward and Daniel J. Mabrey24. Organized Crime in Europe - Klaus von Lampe25. Organized Crime in Latin America - Mary Fran T. Malone and Christine B. Malone-Rowe26. Organized Crime in North America - James O. Finckenauer and Jay S. Albanese27. Organized Crime in Oceania - Roderic Broadhurst, Mark Lauchs, and Sally Lohrisch