C&D- Globalisation And Crime In Contemporary Society; The Media And Crime Flashcards
Globalisation and Financial Global Crimes: What does globalisation refer to?
-Globalisation refers to the shortening of distance and space, meaning the world is becoming a smaller place, with increased interconnectedness across countries, economies, and cultures.
Globalisation and Financial Global Crimes: How have transnational companies impacted corporate crime?
-The increasing number of transnational companies has created greater opportunities for corporate crime. These crimes can include money laundering, tax avoidance, illegally disposing of waste products, and violating employment regulations.
Globalisation and Financial Global Crimes: What are new ways companies profit due to globalisation?
Companies are finding new ways to profit through perfectly legal strategies, such as outsourcing labor to countries with lower wages and less stringent working safety rules.
Globalisation and Financial Global Crimes: How has globalisation facilitated criminal networks?
-Globalisation has allowed criminal networks, such as fraud and international credit card fraud rings, to extend across borders, making it easier for criminals to operate on a global scale.
Human Trafficking: What is human trafficking and what does it involve?
-Human trafficking refers to the buying and selling of people for exploitation. People are smuggled across borders and used for purposes such as slavery, prostitution, sexual exploitation, forced labor, or even organ trafficking.
Illegal Drugs Trading: How is the global drug trade organized?
The illegal drug trade is increasingly globalized, with drug smugglers operating across national boundaries. According to the UNODC and Europol, the annual global drug trade is worth around $435 billion, representing nearly 1% of global trade.
Illegal Drugs Trading: Which countries have struggled to control the drug trade?
-Countries like Colombia in South America have struggled to stop powerful drug cartels from producing and supplying drugs, as these cartels have significant wealth and influence.
Crimes Connected to New Technology – Cybercrime: What is cybercrime?
-Cybercrime refers to crimes related to the internet and computers, such as identity theft, computer theft, fraud, phishing, and online exploitation, including the abuse of children. Cybercrime is difficult for law enforcement agencies to police and regulate due to the nature of the internet.
Crimes Connected to New Technology – Cybercrime: How have strategies evolved to address cybercrime?
-Strategies are now in place to deal with many cybercrimes, but many continue to go undetected. Notable examples of high-level corruption, such as the misuse of computer software by security agencies accessing people’s private internet accounts without consent, show the complexity of tackling cybercrime.
Global Crime Control: What international crime agencies have been developed to address global crime?
-Interpol and Europol are international crime agencies involving 190 countries that cooperate within each country’s legal framework to catch criminals and assist in major cross-border investigations. They also collect crime statistics and patterns to suggest global strategies for member countries.
Sociological Interpretations of Global Crime: What does Castell (1997) argue about globalisation and crime?
Castell argues that globalisation is dramatically affecting crime. In a world where the power of the nation-state is weakening, globalisation is undermining its authority. The globalisation of core economic activities, media, and technological communication is leading to the globalisation of crime.
Sociological Interpretations of Global Crime: How does Castell view crime in relation to global capitalism?
Castell views crime as part of a shadow economy, with illegal drugs as the primary market. In countries transitioning to western capitalist economies, such as Russia, criminal networks are becoming integrated into capitalist networks.
Sociological Interpretations of Global Crime: What does Held (1999) point out about international law?
-Held points out that globalisation has led to an important change in international law, which now needs to address new issues. However, some countries are better at responding to these new challenges than others.
Sociological Interpretations of Global Crime: What does Taylor (1997) argue about globalisation and financial markets?
Taylor argues that the deregulation of financial markets has created new opportunities for crime. For instance, the collapse of Bearings Bank in 1996 occurred after a key trader took excessive risks, resulting in a loss of £860 million.
Sociological Interpretations of Global Crime: How has globalisation impacted the wealthy and tax avoidance?
Globalisation has allowed the wealthy to use different parts of the world with varying tax rules to avoid taxes and hide wealth. This highlights the growing gap between the wealthy and the rest of society.
Sociological Interpretations of Global Crime: How does globalisation affect the labor market and crime rates?
-Globalisation has led to increased unemployment as jobs are replaced by technology. This, in turn, has contributed to higher crime rates and illegal immigration, with individuals working for less than the minimum wage in some cases.
Who argued that the nation-state is becoming less relevant in globalised society, making global crime harder to police?
Castells.
