Global crime Flashcards
What did the United Nations (1999) say about globalisation ?
Globalisation has resulted in a massive growth of a variety of crimes
What are the types of crime Globalisation helps induce ?
Drug dealing
Weapons and people trafficking
Corruption
Violent crimes like terrorism
War crimes
What is the basic principle of supply and demand in relation to the global criminal economy ?
An example is drugs, where there is a high demand in the western world, and high supply in South America and the east
What does Castells (2010) argue about global crime flow ?
Globalisation involves the development of networks that cut across national boundaries, meaning that the notion of self-contained societies is outdated
What does Newburn (2013) argue ?
Globalisation can affect and often reduce the power of a nation/state and It provides opportunities for committing crime in new ways
What else has globalisation brought with it ?
An increase in insecurities surrounding the movement of people such as asylum seekers, economic migrants etc, which causes moral panic
What does Neo-marxist Taylor (1997) say is the main driver for the globalisation of crime ?
Capitalism, but particularly the ability to move finances around the world with little to no control
What types of non conventional crime does globalisation facilitate ?
Counterfeiting
Money laundering
IP theft
Piracy
Financial fraud
Bribery and corruption
Environmental/green crimes
Terrorism
What do Rothe & Freidrichs (2015) say about crimes of globalisation ?
The IMF and world bank impose neoliberal, pro-capitalist policies on less powerful nations which result in unemployment and other harmful effects
What do Hobbs and Dunningham look at ?
The way local crime is organised and how this is linked to economic changes created by globalisation
What example did Hobbs and Dunningham give of Global structures ?
Dave Peters, who started shipping and clubbing business in Spain and kept his contacts in his hometown to distribute stolen goods
What does Misha Glenny (2008) say about the Mcmafia ?
Glenny refers to organisations which emerged in the old Soviet block countries after the fall of communism as McMafia
What are the Chechen mafia ?
The Chechen mafia were one such organisation who quickly spread their operations to non-Chechen groups and made global criminal links.
Now what does the term Chechen mafia describe ?
A brand of globalised and organised crime, that originated in Chechnya
