SOCIOLOGICAL EXPLANTIONS FOR GLOBALISED CRIME Flashcards
Discuss globalisation and organised crime
-organised crime networks use global business methods to operate internationally
EG-mafias (italy)
EXAMPLE:comumunication technology via dark web to recruit to collaborate
-globalisation has created new organised crime networks
-organsied crime operates in a global way
globalisation enables white collar and corporate crime
LASH AND URRY :
-global capitalism is disorganised
-harder to regulate businesses which operate across multiple countries
EG-different laws->wages, working age
-businesses exploit workers in developing countries-> long hours,poor wages, child labour and health and safety issues
-money laundering is easier in a global economy
globalisation of businesses has widened wealth inequality in the west
-industrial jobs relocated abroad left working class communities in the west lacking legitimate opportunities
-men innovate by using crime as an alternative means to achieve wealth and status
EG-theft/burglary, drug dealing
Globalisation has increased supply and demand for illegal products
-people in affluent west demand illicit products and activities
EG-poaching,drugs and sex tourism
-people in deprived countries provide the supply
->deprived people need the money and it pays well
Poorer societies are affected by the global spread of western materialistic values
-communication tech and social media exposes people to the ‘good life’ enjoyed in western societies
->creates impression that everyone in the west is wealthy, leads to relative deprivation
-people in developing nations use crime to achieve materialistic goals
EG-drug offences and prostitution
Globalisation has led to heightened risk consciousness
BECK:
-people in the west are fearful of foreign offenders
-migrants are scapegoated for crime in the uk
EG-knife crime,shop lifting, gang violence
->leads to closer surveillance of minorities by security services and potential for hate crime against minorities
