How has globalisation increased crime? (continued)
- Inequality between countries
Inequalities between countries have enabled crime to increase as it has allowed the
rich West to be able to take advantage of poorer countries.
For example, the movement of TNCs (companies that operate in multiple countries)
abroad to which wages are generally lower with less safe conditions is an example. It
helps to save these TNCs money and expenses.
This has led to crime as it has led to industrialisation in the UK, in which many people
now without jobs are pushed into crime, for instance utilitarian crime, the stealing and
trading of goods, to survive.
- HOWEVER…
Not everyone who is unemployed turns to crime, and this explanation
fails to explain why this is the case for some people but not all people.
However, one advantage of this explanation is that it explains both
raises in W/C crime; a product of industrialisation and white collar crime
in which foreign workers are taken advantage of.
Crime and
Deviance -
Global
- New types of crimes
Crime (2)
Globalisation has increase crime as it has led to more
opportunities in which crime can be committed with ease and
without prosecution.
For example, corporations moving production to foreign, cheaper
countries therefore increasing crime rates.
This is also true for more low-level crime, as globalisation has
also helped the transference of drugs too, for instance through
accessibility of planes etc.
- HOWEVER…
As already mentioned, such crimes have always
existed.
Instead it can be argued that it is just more
publicised by the media now, due to the wide
availability of the internet.
Furthermore, it can also be argued that
people are also more aware of higher
rates of global crime now.
Instead of globalised crime increased,
people are in fact just better at spotting it.
- Inequality between countries
Inequalities between countries have enabled crime to increase as it has allowed the
rich West to be able to take advantage of poorer countries.
For example, the movement of TNCs (companies that operate in multiple countries)
abroad to which wages are generally lower with less safe conditions is an example. It
helps to save these TNCs money and expenses.
This has led to crime as it has led to industrialisation in the UK, in which many people
now without jobs are pushed into crime, for instance utilitarian crime, the stealing and
trading of goods, to survive.
- HOWEVER…
Not everyone who is unemployed turns to crime, and this explanation
fails to explain why this is the case for some people but not all people.
However, one advantage of this explanation is that it explains both
raises in W/C crime; a product of industrialisation and white collar crime
in which foreign workers are taken advantage of.
Crime and
Deviance -
Global
- New types of crimes
Crime (2)
Globalisation has increase crime as it has led to more
opportunities in which crime can be committed with ease and
without prosecution.
For example, corporations moving production to foreign, cheaper
countries therefore increasing crime rates.
This is also true for more low-level crime, as globalisation has
also helped the transference of drugs too, for instance through
accessibility of planes etc.
- HOWEVER…
As already mentioned, such crimes have always
existed.
Instead it can be argued that it is just more
publicised by the media now, due to the wide
availability of the internet.
Furthermore, it can also be argued that
people are also more aware of higher
rates of global crime now.
Instead of globalised crime increased,
people are in fact just better at spotting it.
