Crime and Deviance: Crime and globalisation: Flashcards
What is suggested by the term ‘McMafia’?
Like Mcdonalds, organised crime is like a company due to globalisation.
Which two countries lead the world in most organised crime?
Russia and Columbia.
What is meant by glocalism and crime? What is an example of glocalised crime?
Transnational crime is now both global and local.
Local drug dealers using whatsapp and local network to sell drugs. They get is from global networks or dealer from Columbia that are produced in Asia.
Why is cyber crime difficult to explore?
Because it is hard to track - there is no papertrail.
Because the suspect is usually outside the courts jurisdiction.
Most cyber crimes are not reported.
What is globalisation?
The ‘widening, deepening and speeding up of worldwide interconnectedness in all aspects of life from the cultural to the criminal, the financial to the spiritual’: [Held et al, 1999].
What effect has globalisation had on crime?
It makes it easier to spread.
Where is crimes main marketplace? Give an example:
In the western countries.
People in the west buy expensive cocaine from eastern areas.
Western countries create eastern criminal activity.
How much of the world’s GDP is organised crime?
15%.
