Globalized Crime Networks: Cybercrimes, Terrorism and Mafias
From July 9 to July 14, 2012

Network analysis methods help us understand the vitality of contemporary organized crime, its flexibility and the adaptability of its responses to authorities’ efforts to control it. Criminologists and sociologists analyze the various forms taken by transnational crime networks.
This summer school will focus on the analysis of the structure and the inner workings of criminal networks who operate on the international level. Cybercrime, terrorism, organised crime and drug trafficking will be some of the topics addressed by this summer school.

By the end of the course, students should be able to:
• Master the concepts and terminology associated with social network analysis (SNA);
• Have up-to-date knowledge of recent developments in the empirical analysis of particular forms of transnational crime (organized crime, terrorism, cybercrime, drug trafficking);
• Develop strategies for the prevention, disruption and control of criminal networks, drawing upon knowledge acquired in the course, with the aim of improving the performance of penal system workers.

Click on the document to the left to download a detailed copy of this summer school’s program

This course is intended for citizens interested in international affairs, NGO representatives, civil servants, diplomats, journalists and business professionals.

The course is offered by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and may be taken for credit by graduate students (PLU6907). Undergraduate students may also register under specific conditions.