Globalisation, green crime and state crime

Question 1

Globalisation

Answer 1

Shrinking of the world > media, communication, travel. Examples: sex trafficking, sex tourism, drug trade, cyber crimes.

Question 2

TNC’s growing

Answer 2

Supply and demand - north need so south supply. E.G. Columbian cocaine trade - 20% of population rely on drug trade

Question 3

Green crime

Answer 3

Crimes against the environment , primary: direct harm against the environment - deforestation. Secondary: crimes that go against set environmental laws - e.g. Toxic waste dumping. Case study: Bhopal - 3000 ppl died dud ego gas leak, first a massive explosion and then it conatminated the water

Question 4

Evaluations of green crimes

Answer 4

+ recognises importance of the environment, and need to address harms and risk of damage to environment. - hard to define boundaries - subjective not objective

Question 5

State crimes

Answer 5

Crimes commits by or on behalf of the state - e.g. Guantanamo bay, holocaust, genocide. Cn commit large scale and have no consequences, hard to challenge as is the law

Question 6

Culture of denial

Answer 6

Cohen - states conceal their crime or try to legitimate them. 3 stages: 1. It didn’t happen 2. It’s something else ( even with evidence) 3. It had to be done - eg national security

Question 7

Neutralisation theory

Answer 7

Denial of victim, denial of injury and denial of responsibility. Condemns the condemer