Globalisation of Crime
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- Globalisation and Crime
- Globalisation
- Giddens
- social changes have made distance and national borders far less important as barriers between social groups
- Held et al
- Greater interconnectedness of social life and social relationships through the world
- Giddens
- United Nations Development Programme
- Globalisation has resulted in a massive growth in crimes such as...
- Dealing in illicit drugs
- Illegal trafficking in weapons
- Illegal trafficking in human beings
- Corruption
- Violent crimes; terrorism
- War crimes
- There are also benefits
- Tackling crime
- There is greater international cooperation between police forces and the widespread use of sending suspects back to were they may have committed the crime
- It has made it easier to track and prosecute offenders
- There is greater international cooperation between police forces and the widespread use of sending suspects back to were they may have committed the crime
- Western countries are also making greater efforts to prevent money laundinging (to combat terrorism)
- To combat terrorism but also to tackle transnational organised crimes
- Tackling crime
- Globalisation has resulted in a massive growth in crimes such as...
- Effects of Global crime
- Castells
- globalisation involves the development of networks that cut across national boundaries
- With the developing networks has allowed people and goods to to move quickly, easily and cheaply across the boundaries
- Resulting in the development of global criminal economy
- Criminal activities are centred upon countries where the state and it's law enforcementsare weak.
- Apart from the harm done to the victims, it also harm the economy, politics and culture of world.
- It can also have cultural effects such as making criminal careers more attractive than legitimate careers to young people
- Newburn
- Globalisation can affect and reduce the power of the nation state
- This makes it hard for individual counrtols to have control over crimes
- As some crimes may be committed in one county but affect another such as internet fraud
- It provides opportunities for committing crime in new ways
- Criminals take advantage of the legal laws between countries in order to avoid arrests
- Buying of cannibis is illegal in the Uk however you can buy it in holland
- Criminals take advantage of the legal laws between countries in order to avoid arrests
- Globalisation has been seen to create a new awareness of risk from foreign
- Such as cyber terrorism, global warming and international warming
- It has resulted in fear of outsiders and results in greater efforts to impose social control and exclude immigrants
- Globalisation can affect and reduce the power of the nation state
- Castells
- Capitalism and globalisation crime
- Taylor
- Capitalism is the main driver for globalisation of crime
- Privatisation of states assets and marketisation are features of capitalism
- Help to drive globalisation
- This makes it possible for transitional and local crimes by elites and W/C to increase
- Elites have the ability to move finance around the world with minimal control
- The EU lose around about $7 billion per year
- which enable a range of finance crimes
- Organised crime gains increased opportunities to launder profits from illegal activities
- Like drug productions and dealing
- Decline in employment and income levels has led to increased crime and social disorder
- Companies breaking the law in low income countries
- Taylor
- Globalisation
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