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Printable Handouts
Navigable Slide Index
- Introduction
 - Corruption and the three elephants
 - Corruption existence
 - Definition of corruption
 - Corruption and transnational crime convergence
 - Causes of public corruption and fraud
 - Corruption as a system of interlocking circles
 - Sectors and institutions affected by corruption
 - Interdependence between the two terms
 - Cycle of cumulative impact
 - The nature of transnational crime
 - Rising up the criminal typological hierarchy
 - Key components of transnational crime
 - Corruption - tool for transnational crime groups
 - Corruption networks
 - The incessant momentum of corruption
 - Human trafficking as example for co-existence
 - Visitin overseas - requirements
 - Human trafficking - living overseas
 - Res ipsa loquitur - the thing speaks for itself
 - Generic roles of transnational crime networks
 - Human trafficking personnel
 - Opportunities for corruption (1)
 - Opportunities for corruption (2)
 - Opportunities for corruption (3)
 - US trafficking in persons report 2006
 - Summary
 - Conclusion
 
Topics Covered
- Corruption and the three elephants
 - Corruption and transnational crime
 - Causes of public corruption and fraud
 - Corruption as a system of interlocking vicious circles
 - Sectors and institutions affected
 - Cycle of cumulative impact
 - Convergence
 - The incessant momentum of corruption
 - Opportunities for corruption
 
Talk Citation
McCusker, R. (2008, November 3). Corruption and transnational crime [Video file]. In The Business & Management Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved November 4, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.69645/STWA8658.Export Citation (RIS)