• E4J University Module Series: Firearms

• Module 7: Firearms, Terrorism and Organized Crime

• Introduction and learning outcomes

• Key issues

  • Firearms trafficking as a cross cutting element present in many other crimes
  • Organized crime and organized criminal groups
  • Criminal gangs
  • Terrorist groups
  • Interconnections between organized criminal groups and terrorist groups in relation to firearms trafficking
  • Gangs – Organized crime and terrorism: An evolving continuum
  • International response
  • Conclusion
  • References

• Exercises

• Possible class structure

• Core reading

• Advanced reading

• Student assessment

• Additional teaching tools

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• First published in April 2020
  

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   This module is a resource for lecturers  

Advanced reading

The following readings are recommended for students interested in exploring the topics of this Module in more detail, and for lecturers teaching the Module.

• Carlile, Lord (2010). The Definition of Terrorism, CM7052, London: HMSO.
• Institute for Economics and Peace (2018). Global Terrorism Index 2017: Measuring and understanding the impact of terrorism, Sydney: Institute for Economics and Peace
• Small Arms Survey (2010). Gangs, Groups, and Guns: An Overview. Geneva: Small Arms Survey.
• Tita, George, Emily Troshynski and Michelle Graves (2007). Strategies for Reducing Gun Violence: The Role of Gangs, Drugs and Firearm Accessibility.Ottawa: National Crime Prevention Centre and Public Safety Canada.
• UNODC (2015). UNODC Study on Firearms 2015. Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

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