GLOBALISATION AND CRIME

Question 1

What does held et al say about the relationship between globalisation and crime

Answer 1

He claims that along with globalisation of society there has been a globalisation of crime. In the sense that new opportunities for crime have arisen. For example, improved communication and transport methods have led to the drugs industry being able to transcend national boundaries.

Question 2

What does glocal mean in reference to crime

Answer 2

Hobbs argues that crime has become global it involves connections from all across the globe but still rooted in a local context

Question 3

How much money does the global crime trad snake according to castells

Answer 3

The global crime trade makes 1 trillion per annum.

Question 4

What is the Marxist perspective on globalisation and crime

Answer 4

Marxist Taylor argues that globalisation has led to greater inequality in the capitalist system and has led to new opportunities emerging whereby the ruling class are favoured. For example, TNCS can now exploit workers in low wage countries and can avoid taxes much easier in the developing world.

Question 5

What is a global risk consciousness

Answer 5

A term first coined by beck refers to public demand caused by risks such as migration has given rise to anxieties in western countries

Question 6

Outline Mcmafia

Answer 6

The mcmafias refers to organisations that formed after the fall of communism in Russia and Eastern Europe. Communism created a period of mass disorder whereby wealthy capitalists would use call on mcmafias for protection of their wealth

Question 7

Give three forms of global crime

Answer 7

Sex trafficking
Cyber crime: identity theft
The drugs trade
Terorism