Pope Francis views on International Crime, World Bank Forum on Crime, Pt. 2

Dr. Emilio Viano, President of the International Society for Criminology, voting member of Law, Justice, and Development Forum for the World Bank, president of the Bellagio Forum for World Security and Social Development, and Law Professor at American University, joins the program to discuss what his various organizations do and what he views as the source of crime around the world. He also discusses his recent meeting with Pope Francis and shares with us what Pope Francis believes is the most critical crime issues facing the world.

Dr. Emilio Viano Biography

Dr. Emilio Viano is the President of the International Society for Criminology, voting member of Law, Justice, and Development Forum for the World Bank, president of the Bellagio Forum for World Security and Social Development, and Law Professor at American University. Viano is a pioneer in the field of victimology, victims rights, and an expert in the field of transnational crime. Viano is recognized internationally for his contributions to justice and human rights. He has authored countless articles and books, the most recently on transnational crime, and is also widely published in law and behavior science journals.

Viano is fluent in Spanish, French, Portuguese and Italian, and an authority on legislative crime reform, international crime prevention, drug trafficking, political and financial corruption, and criminal law trends in Europe and Latin America. He is the author of several books, including Transnational Organized Crime: Myth, Power, and Profit and countless articles. 

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