Globalisation and Crime

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Three perspectives on globalism

1. Hyperglobalists - Globalisation is a good thing, sharing of ideas, culture, harmony

2. Pessimistic Globalists - Globalisation is a bad thing, Cultural Imperialism leading to Westernisation of the world, commoning of local cultures

3. Postmodernists - Globalisation is merely a feature of post-modern society, both positive and negative impacts [esp. on crime]

Three key components of globalisation, and the crimes thereof

1. The Internet [Cybercrime, dark web, etc.]

2. Transnational Business [Exploitation of resources, Green Crime, Tax evasion, etc.]

3. Travel [Smuggling, trafficking, unethical tourism, etc.]

Glenny

McMafia - Collapse of USSR led to organised gangs being paid for security and protection of wealth [oligarchy]

Taylor

Neoliberalism leads to crime globally

Deregulation and marketisation leads to corporations being able to commit more crime, which is easier to do due to less social cohesion

Economic instability → Economic inequalities → CRIME

Rothe + Friedrich

IMF has major role in international crime

World Bank & IMF forces neoliberalism onto countries that cannot handle it, leading to mass unemployment, budget cuts, economic crisis → CRIME

Held

INTERCONNECTEDNESS

Easier access into crime: transport, internet, etc.

Globalisation has created new opportunities for crime

Castells

Global Criminal Economy worth >£1t [in 1998]

Hobbs and Dunningham

GLOCAL

Global criminal structures feeding into local networks [international drug trade feeding into local drug dealings]