Underground Markets Forum

[Anonymous User]

Does anyone know which areas of law might deal with regulation of underground markets? I worked in social work for awhile and started to see all the shit people sell illegally. Drugs and guns are the most identifiable, but food stamps, housing vouchers/units, medication, identification documents, labor, prostitution, and a whole bunch of other stuff. I suppose the DOJ and criminal law are some places to look, but what sort of positions would I even be looking for? Underground commerce seems pretty interesting, but I just have no idea where to start looking for work or what classes to take.

[okinawa]

I don't think what you're asking about exists. There isn't really coursework on 'regulation of the illegal,' you know? It's illegal.

DOJ, AUSAs, and state/local prosecutors will prosecute people for doing illegal things, and some focus on defrauding the government or labor trafficking or narco trafficking. But coming from a social work background, you don't seem like you want to be prosecuting. Maybe a Public Defender?

Or maybe it's just something that interesting to you and you end up working in a totally different area of law because it's not really a position that exists. That's okay too. You can be interested in something and do academic research on it and write papers without actually working in that area.

[Objection]

Is this real life?

[goldeneye]

Does anyone know which areas of law might deal with regulation of underground markets? I worked in social work for awhile and started to see all the shit people sell illegally. Drugs and guns are the most identifiable, but food stamps, housing vouchers/units, medication, identification documents, labor, prostitution, and a whole bunch of other stuff. I suppose the DOJ and criminal law are some places to look, but what sort of positions would I even be looking for? Underground commerce seems pretty interesting, but I just have no idea where to start looking for work or what classes to take.

QFP. Work in Russia, where the blackmarket is the real market.

[prezidentv8]

Does anyone know which areas of law might deal with regulation of underground markets? I worked in social work for awhile and started to see all the shit people sell illegally. Drugs and guns are the most identifiable, but food stamps, housing vouchers/units, medication, identification documents, labor, prostitution, and a whole bunch of other stuff. I suppose the DOJ and criminal law are some places to look, but what sort of positions would I even be looking for? Underground commerce seems pretty interesting, but I just have no idea where to start looking for work or what classes to take.

QFP. Work in Russia, where the blackmarket is the real market.

In Soviet Russia, Black Market regulate you.

[Anonymous User]

I don't think what you're asking about exists. There isn't really coursework on 'regulation of the illegal,' you know? It's illegal.

DOJ, AUSAs, and state/local prosecutors will prosecute people for doing illegal things, and some focus on defrauding the government or labor trafficking or narco trafficking. But coming from a social work background, you don't seem like you want to be prosecuting. Maybe a Public Defender?

Or maybe it's just something that interesting to you and you end up working in a totally different area of law because it's not really a position that exists. That's okay too. You can be interested in something and do academic research on it and write papers without actually working in that area.

OP here

Ha, yeah, definitely not interested in enforcement. I guess research would be the closest fit. I'm interested in trade law as an overarching area. And for a lot of these areas, I'm interested in doing work to get certain activities legalized and regulated so they're safer. Or, for the illegal markets that stem from legal means (selling housing vouches for example), I'm interested in making those markets work better. Lobbyists would probably be involved.

Edit: And, I don't speak a word of Russian

[bruinfan10]

Is this real life?

[TTRansfer]

I feel like you'd really enjoy Space Law.

[cinephile]

I think you want to work in criminal law.

[TTRansfer]

I think you want to work in criminal law.

International space criminal law.

Space pirates.

[Pokemon]

[09042014]

Is this real life?

[dextermorgan]

Con Law bro. Gonzales v. Raich.