Transnational organized crime presents interesting dilemmas for federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. The most significant problems facing law enforcement agencies have to do with both the nature of transnational organized criminal activity, which often closely resembles white-collar crime, and the structure of relationships between law enforcement agencies as they attempt to combat complex economic crime across jurisdictions. A first step in addressing transnational organized crime requires a thorough understanding of the technology of offending and the nature of and mechanisms for reducing regulatory conflict between law enforcement agencies at the various levels of government.
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