Globalisation, Green Crime, Human Rights, State Crime

Question 1

Outline the global criminal economy

Answer 1

Held et al: Suggests there has been a globalisation of crime.

Brought about the spread of transnational organised crime.

1) New opportunities for crime
2) New means of committing crime
3) New offences

Question 2

Outline Castells’ theory on global crime

Answer 2

1 trillion pound global crime economy

1) Arms trafficking
2) Human/ sex trafficking
3) International terrorism
4) Drugs trade etc etc

Global criminal economy has both demand and supply. The scale of transnational crime can be due to demand in the rich West and supply from developing countries ie 20% of Columbian population depends on drug cultivation for income and cocaine outsells all of Colombia’s other exports.

We cannot confine only the consumerism of the illegal substances but also the production

Question 3

Outline global risk consciousness

Question 4

Outline the global risk society

Answer 4

BECK- In today’s late modern society, the massive increase in technology has created manufactured risks. These risks involve harm to the environment and consequences for humanity which has a global effect.