1. The paper should be four (4) to six (6) pages, double spaced,
and approximately 2,000 to 3,000 words. This does not include
title page, table of contents and source references (all of which
are required). The paper must be APA compliant, including
source references.
“Post-Soviet “Russian” Organized Crime – Definition, Players
and Global Threat
,” by John Giduck, JD, MSS, PhD
ABC News: “
Russian mafia boss still at large after FBI wiretap at Trump
Tower
,” Mar 21, 2017
World News: “
Robert Mueller's Probe Could Draw Focus to Russian Organized
Crime Operations
From the readings and individual research you conduct, write
and submit a formal, objective academic research paper in
which you critically analyze one of the major criminal
enterprises (i.e., types of crimes) that are commonly engaged in
by many transnational crime groups today. Examples of these
enterprises are: drug smuggling and distribution; human slavery
and trafficking; sex slave trade, including prostitution; weapons
sales and smuggling; cyber-crimes; financial and economic
crimes; illegal immigration; extortion; theft rings; identity
theft; murder for hire; etc. You are not limited to this list.

2. The paper must provide a summary of the history of that
enterprise, what criminal groups have traditionally engaged in
it, any changes in the magnitude and manner in which the
enterprise is conducted in recent years or decades, target
customers and victims, success or failures of law enforcement,
and your perspective on what steps are necessary to combat this
crime operation globally and within the United States.
Specifically, the paper should meet the following criteria
requirements:
Identify and define the criminal enterprise.
Identify the originating country or countries of this criminal
operation.
Describe the historical origins of this crime.
Identify the different transnational crime groups that
historically engaged in this enterprise, as well as those that are
prolific in it today.
Provide a short literature review of what you have learned about
this enterprise.
Provide one or more criminological theories that best describe
and explain the nature of this enterprise, and reasons for its
existence (for instance desire for illicit drugs or sex by

3. members of the public).
Provide a short summary of the global trends and impacts of
this crime from a global threat perspective, including where
relevant:
Society
Politics
Economy
Security
Formulate approaches and collaboration techniques to
ameliorate the enterprise and activities associated with it