Globalisation and Crime Flashcards
give 5 types of crimes impacted by globalisation
-arms/human trafficking
-smuggling illegal goods/ immigrants/ artifacts
-drugs trade
-cyber crime
-green crime
how much is the drug trade worth annually
-$300-400 billion
how has smuggling illegal immigrants been impacted by globalisation
-inc due to organisation and global affairs
-over 50,000 immigrants die in search of a better life in Europe
-60% of those who die on immigration routes are unidentified
how has human trafficking been impacted by globalisation
-inc due to inc ease of travel and inc number of migration making it easy to miss
how has sex tourism been impacted by globalisation
-technology and cheaper travel makes it easier for Westerners to travel to developing country for sex with minors
-eg parents selling children for sex in the Philippines
who are the 5 main globalisation theories and their theorists
-Taylor ; Global capitalism
-Glenny ; McMafia
-Hobbs and Dunnigham ; Glocal
-Beck ; Risck Cosciousness
-supply and demand
what is the theory of supply and demand for globalisation and crime and give an example
-rich west demands products eg drugs, sex, low paid workers
-poor third world countries supply these services
-eg 20% of population in Columbia depend on cocaine trade for livelihood
explain Taylor’s theory on globalisation and crime
-Global Capitalism
-globalisation gives free rein to capitalism which led to greater inequality, exploitation from TNCs and inc levels of crime
eg TNCs switch manufacturing to low wage countries with less strict health and safety laws to further profits
explain Taylor’s theory on how capitalism causes global crime (2)
-since TNC’s outsource to third world countries, poverty inc in country of origin meaning a turn to illegitimate means eg drug trade in de industrialised LA
-individualism in the West causes decision making based on personal gain leading to white collar crime
explain Hobbs and Dunningham’s theory on globalisation and crime
-Glocal
-local crime is organised based on economic changes caused by globalisation
-eg drug smuggling to local sellers
explain Beck’s theory on globalisation and crime
-Risk Consciousness
-globalisation has caused inc insecurity/ moral panics over migration, asylum seekers and terrorists
-led to inc border patrol and wars on terror/drugs/traffickers
explain Glenny’s theory about globalisation and crime
-McMafia
-globalisation has led to global organised crime networks which have grown to an estimated 15% of the global economy
give 3 examples of McMafia global crime organisations
-cigarette smuggling to avoid tax/tariffs
-Bernie Madoff money laundering
-Narcotics in Columbia/ West
explain how cigarette smuggling became apart of global organised crime/ McMafia
-1994 20 boats cost $1 mil each took cigarettes from Montenegro to Italy
-UK lost £8 mil in revenue
-took 6 vessels to stop one ship
explain how Bernie Madoff’s money laundering became apart of the McMafia
-Bernie Madoff stole $65 billion over decades at Wall Street through off shore banking networks
