globalisation and crime

• hyperglobalists

  they believe that globalisation is happening and is broadly a good thing that is making society better
• pessimistic globalists

  argue that globalisation is happening but it is a negative feature of contemporary society
• why do pessimistic globalists dislike globalisation?

  they believe that globalisation is largely westernisation or cultural imperialism that destroys local cultures
• traditionalists

  they are unconvinced that globalisation is actually happening
• postmodernists

  they see globalisation as a significant feature of contemporary society

  this process has had a significant impact on crime because crime itself is becoming more global
• globalised crime

  the internet - cyber crime, identity theft and international terrorism

  transnational businesses - tax evasion and money laundering

  travel - people trafficking, drug trafficking and smuggling
• globalisation causing crime

  globalisation has led to many companies exporting manufacturing jobs to developing countries and this has caused unemployment in countries like the UK/US

  according to left realists this can lead to relative deprivation
• globalisation, capitalism and crime

  Taylor (1997) - claims that globalisation creates crime at both ends of the social spectrum because of greater inequality
• class and crime - taylor

  lower social groups - lack of legitimate employment opportunities

  higher social groups - globalisation of money markets has led to an increase of tax evasion and fraud
• impact of globalisation on crime

  globalisation creates a new kind of 'risk consciousness' which is global rather than tied to a particular place

  the movement of refugees makes countries more conscious of the risk of crime
• evaluation of globalisation and crime

  many of these crimes have existed for centuries

  therefore, traditionalists would argue that globalisation hasn't significantly changed crime