Global Crime

• Definition

  Franco Aas: "Cross border activities of organised crime groups arguably exploiting to their advantage increasing global interconnectedness'
• Castell


  Organised crime groups resemble business networks, which link with other criminal groups in other counties.
• Beck


  Countries are aware of global crimes like terrorism, calls this global risk consciousness
• Gastrow


  The stereotypical 'godfather esque' criminal is outdated. Modern day criminals 'prey on every aspect of society'
• Robertson


  'Glocalisation' refers to the intertwining of the global and local. E.g. heroin production begins with poppy seeds in Afghanistan
• UN Estimate


  UN estimates globally organised crime was worth $870 billion annually (in 2009)
• Why is the response slow?

  • Lack of common definitions
  • Border issues
  • Lack of global attention (Due to threat of terrorism
  • Difficulty of international cooperation
  • Friction between local and international police