Topic 8 Globalisation

Question 1

What is the definition of globalisation?

Answer 1

Globalisation is the increasing interconnectedness of societies.

Hall defines it as the widening deepening and speeding up of worldwide interconnectedness in all aspects of life.

Question 2

What are the causes of globalisation?

Answer 2

Spread of ICT , Influence of global mass media , cheap air travel , deregulation of financial markets and opening up competition , easier movement so businesses can easily relocate

Question 3

Definite global crime using a theorist.

Answer 3

Held says global crime is the interconnectedness of crime across national borders. We now have transnational organised crime.

Question 4

How much is the global crime economy worth? Using a theorist.

Answer 4

Castells argues that the global crime economy is worth £1 trillion per year

Question 5

How does supply and demand work in transnational crime?

Answer 5

Supply - LIC

Demand - rich western country

For example for Colombia 20% of the population depends on cocaine production.

Question 6

What organisation controls global crime? Who researches this?

Answer 6

International financial organisation (Rothe and Friedricks)

Question 7

Give an example of how the IMF tried preventing crime using a sociologist.

Answer 7

Roth looks at a program imposed on Rewanda which caused mass unemployment and created an economic base for mass genocide in 1994

Question 8

What crime system involves illegitimate and legitimate structures across the globe. Who coined it?

Answer 8

Hobbs and Dunnigham - defines it as the Glocal structure

Question 9

What crime system involves illegitimate and legitimate structures across the globe. Who coined it?

Answer 9

Hobbs and Dunnigham - defines it as the Glocal structure

Question 10

What are the zones of products, distribution and consumption for drug trafficking?

Answer 10

Production - South america and Asia

Distribution - Africa, Eastern world

Consumption- western world

Question 11

Criticise Hobbs and Dunningham

Answer 11

It’s not clear that the patterns are new or that the old structures disappeared.

Question 12

What is the term McMafia used for? Who coined it?

Answer 12

Glenny uses the term to define the criminal organisations that emerged from Russia after the fall of the soviet Union

Question 13

Why did Glenny describe the Russian mafia as McMafia

Answer 13

The Russian mafia franchised their brand across the world like a brand. Just like in the case of McDonald’s.

Question 14

What is the global risk consensus?

Answer 14

The knowledge of risk comes from the media which distorts the danger we face creating a moral panic.

Question 15

What is the definition of green crime?

Answer 15

Green crime refers to illegal actions that harm the environment, including pollution, deforestation, and wildlife trafficking.

Question 16

True or False: Green crime is exclusively committed by corporations.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

Fill in the blank: The sociological perspective that focuses on the relationship between crime and environmental issues is called ______.

Answer 17

green criminology

Question 18

What is a key concept in green criminology?

Answer 18

The concept of harm, which includes both legal and illegal acts that cause environmental damage.

Question 19

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is considered a green crime? A) Theft B) Illegal dumping C) Robbery

Answer 19

B) Illegal dumping

Question 20

What role does globalization play in green crime?

Answer 20

Globalization can increase green crime through expanded trade and the exploitation of environmental resources.

Question 21

True or False: Environmental laws are the same in every country.

Answer 21

False

Question 22

What is the significance of the term ‘environmental justice’ in green crime sociology?

Answer 22

Environmental justice addresses the fair distribution of environmental benefits and burdens, emphasizing that marginalized communities often suffer the most from environmental degradation.

Question 23

Fill in the blank: The illegal trade of endangered species is an example of ______.

Answer 23

wildlife trafficking

Question 24

What impact does corporate crime have on the environment?

Answer 24

Corporate crime can lead to significant environmental harm, including pollution and habitat destruction, often with minimal legal repercussions.