Globalization

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Taylor links the growth of the....

Drug trade to globalisation in that it has had an impact on both the supply and demand for illegal substances.

What has globalisation increased the opportunities for?

Financial fraud on a massive scale as millions of pounds can be moved across the world in a matter of seconds.

Karofi and mwanza

Global crimes include international trade in illegal drugs, weapons and human beings, money laundering, terrorism and cybercrime.

Human trafficking

Illegal movement and smuggling of people, for a variety of purposes i.e forced labour

International illegal drug trade

Provides the drugs that are available in local communities in the UK. Drug addiction is responsible for high proportion of theft as people steal to support their habits.

Audit commission 2002

suggested half of all recorded crime in England and Wales was drug related.

Currie

Argues the way a society reacts to globalisation can affect the levels of crime. UsA has removed most government controls on private companies and the economy experience very high levels of inequality.

Define transnational companies

Companies that operate across national borders

How has this affected western countries

Contributed to deindustrialisation where many manufacturing jobs has disappeared. As a result crime has increased as people seek illegitimate ways of reaching the success goals of society.

Globalization of crime

Crime committed in one country may have its perpetrators located in another country. Without cooperation of states it may be impossible to track dpwn and convict offenders.

Define globalization

Growing interdependence of societies across the world, with the spread of the same culture, consumer goods and economic interests across the globe.

Examples of cybercrime

Internet based fraud, hacking, terrorist websites and illegal pornography.

Impact of globalisation on national economies

Is often to make a number of individuals considerably richer whilst forcing large numbers of other people into poverty.

What does Taylor do?

Links global crime to the way the capitalist system has developed.

Money laundering

Making money that has been obtained illegally look like it came from legal sources.

On the demand side...

Many areas of britian and USA become deprived that the drugs trade not only offers some form of escape from effects of poverty but also business opportunities.

What does money laundering use?

Modern communications technology to launder dirty money by moving it around the world electronically through complex financial transactions. Makes it hard for law enforcement to track sources of money.

Two important features

Rise of transnational corporations and deregulation of financial and other markets

Cybercrime

Wide range of criminal acts committed with help of communication and information technology, predominantly the internet.


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