Globalisation and crime

What are 3 features of globalisation?

1. Global interactions more frequent (culture, goods + people)

2. Activities in one nation have growing impact on other nations.

3. Time-space compression; time speeding up, space appears to be getting smaller.

What does Taylor argue about transnational crime and the “global laundromat”? (laundering)

• Globalisation allows wealthy to use different parts of the world w/ different tax rules to dodge paying tax (or hide £££)

• E.g. $20bn sent by criminals in Russia to companies in Latvia/Moldova; laundered by HSBC + RBS.

How do Postmodernists argue that increased globalisation has led to “global risk consciousness”?

• Globalisation creates new insecurities; risk is seen as a global issue.

• E.g. migrants seeking asylum has led to anxiety about crime and the need to protect borders.

• E.g. fences, CCTV, “The Wall” (D. Trump)

• Response to globalisation as perceived threat.

What did Hobbs and Dunningham find about new patterns of criminal organisaiton?

• New organisations have international links, but crime is rooted in local context.

• Individuals still need local contacts to sell drugs; county lines.

• Creates opportunistic, flexible + entrepreneurial criminals.

How has globalisation led to…

1. Disorganised capitalism?

2. Widening inequality?

3. Supply + demand?

1. Globalisation= greater opps for corps to commit crime on a greater scale than before.

2. Wealth gap increased between rich + poor due to increased globalisation.

3. Globalisation requires more products; exported from poorer countries (fast fashion).

How has globalisation led to/created…

1. More opportunities for crime?

2. Growing individualisation?

3. A global risk society?

1. Internet, speed + choice= people have greater opps for crime.

2. People are taught to be selfish to acquire the dream rather than putting collective first. Live in time of individualisation + self-obsession (more inclined to commit crime due to consumerism)

3. People more scared of global crime, thereofre more fearful of it = hate crimes + scapegoating