The Consequences Of Globalization

The globalization of crime has become a renowned problem for the law worldwide; as societies become more interconnected, an act in one country can have repercussions in another which is across another continent. This is primarily down to technological developments, as nowadays communication between countries is simple compared to decades ago. Alongside this transport is also a major problem, as it means that illegal activities can take place in more than one country as goods are transferred between the two, allowing the criminal world to reach all corners of the world.

The issue of globalization for the people of the United States has been a long and terrifying problem for them. Although other countries many have had issues with this problem it appears the U.S. is still being affected by it to this day. Although not everyone in the United States may have been affected by the issue. Majority of the people (mid class and lower class) have somehow been affected by it or knows someone that has been affect because of it. This issue of globalization has been talked about by politicians so it appears it had to been a major impact to the country. Thus, this issue of globalization has been an issue for the United States for a long-time way before the twentieth centuries. Therefore, this paper will discuss what is globalization and how it has impacted Americans views and how some people’s views changed because of it and finally, what is the impact of communications technology. All these key topics will help with getting a better understanding of what these issue is and how it has affected society today.

Is Globalization ultimately positive or negative, or somewhere in between? I believe it depends on who you ask the question, and how it affects their life. For myself, I can’t get passed the negative way it has impacted my life and others around me in the same situation. Those of us who have lost our jobs and livelihood and are now labeled as “the long term unemployed” have seen our jobs eliminated and outsourced overseas; find it hard to feel positive about globalization. Watching families lose their homes and children going hungry is a disgrace considering we are the greatest country in the world. Maybe we are our own worst enemies to a degree. The collapse of our economy is

After reading the history of this person, I experienced different feelings in the first pride that in this world there are still such people, secondly the sadness that I as a person still failed to do something extraordinary for this world. From what I have read, I have noticed, to a large extent, the positive aspects of globalization. Even Samir himself speaks about this that they greatly influenced him “Globalization has had a very strong effect on me. It has allowed me to live with my friends and extended families that live in very different cultures and settings.”

There is no doubt that globalization, the rapid spread of technology and information, has evolved and created an opportunity for crimes to be planned in one country and executed all the way across the world. Technological advances of the 21st century, created by globalization, have fostered new transnational organized crimes (TOC). These criminals are profit motivated by criminal actions of an international nature. Many of these crimes include drug trafficking, smuggling of migrants, human trafficking, money-laundering, trafficking in firearms, and counterfeit goods. These crimes undermine economic, social, cultural, political and civil development of countries around the world due to vast sums of money created by TOC. In addition, TOC also threatens peace and security leading to human rights violations directly impacting many countries’ ability to govern its citizens. With weak governments, TOC creates corruption making government officials more susceptible to these criminal activities.

Globalization 3.0 brought about movement, of technology, labor, and ideas (Perruci 12). This has been prominent for businesses and those in various countries that have succeeded by the networking and connections individuals around the world are able to make as a result of globalization. Nonetheless, it is not only positive and law abiding business transactions being made. Due to the increasing availability to transport people and goods across borders, relatively easy, is making the lucrative market of human trafficking grow as it becomes appealing to individuals to sell humans in what has become modern day slavery.

Globalization has changed our world in many ways. “Globalization, global integration is a widening, deepening, and speeding up of interconnectedness in all aspects of contemporary life from cultural to the criminal, the financial to the spiritual (Evans, Pucik, & Bjorkman, 2011).” There are issues that have been associated with globalization that include the likeness of organized crime. It has affected transnational crime with empowering those who operates outside of the law. This provides criminals ways to make money by operating illegal businesses. The advances of technology have expanded the knowledge and power of people all over the world which facilitates explosive growth in the world of transnational organized

Human trafficking constitutes a fast, continuously evolving, transnational crime. Research has identified it as the third-largest criminal industry, following arms trafficking and drug

Globalization has opened new horizons for the criminals and has given them more opportunities to engage in illicit activity. Distance and state borders are not barriers for criminal activity anymore. New types of crime, such as cybercrime have

Transnational crimes are the organization and implementation of unlawful business ventures by a group of individuals working in more than one country. Transnational’s are able to reposition at any time, make choices based on relative global employment and capitalize on new prospects. These inviduals play a major role in the globalization of transnational crimes and contributes tremendously in organized crimes. Transnational criminals have been one of the largest beneficiaries of globalization. Over the past decade transnational organized crimes has generated a substantial threat to national and international security. It has increased the need for additional public safety, public health, democratic institutions and economic stability

Global crimes cause global issues that affect the national and international justice system. For more than 20 years, as the world economy has globalized, so has its illicit counterpart. The international impact of global crime has risen to record levels. The increase in international crime represents the dark side of globalization. Transnational criminal organizations have utilized ever-changing technologies and adapted intricate network structures that are difficult to trace and stop, and have expanded their criminal activities. This has resulted in an unmatched scale of international crime.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Criminal (UNODC) defines human trafficking as “the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs.”1 Given the definition, trafficking can be summarized as to having three basic elements – the act, the means, and the purpose. Acts include recruitment and transportation, means involves threat, deception, or fraud, while purpose is the end outcome of the victims from sex to physical labor.2 There are a number of factors which give rise to human trafficking. Some of these are unemployment and poverty among poor economic conditions and imbalances across areas, gender and ethnic discrimination, political issues especially corruption, as well as loosening of border controls, which has strong links to globalization. Upon a closer look, amidst other events such as the end of the Cold War and proliferation of black markets and illicit trade, globalization can be positively

Held et al also argue that with the spread of interconnection of crime across national boarders, it creates new opportunities and forms of global crime such as transnational organized crime, IP crime and human smuggling and trafficking (Held, et al., 1999:162). For instance, Castells points out that the Western societies acts as the demand side in a global criminal economy, they are in a high demand of drugs and prostitutes, which can be supplied and produced in a third world drug producing countries such as Columbia (Castells, 1998, cited in Puniskis, 2010:239). Furthermore, apart from the reasons that these crimes are prevalent in the Western nations, it becomes a controversial issue as it violates the international laws regarding humanity. For example, human smuggling and trafficking is an illegal sale of human beings that contains exploitation and coercion. According to Leman and Janssens, it is apparent that human trafficking is a violation of human rights in the way that it requires exploitation of human such as prostitution, non-voluntary form of sexual behavior, forced labor or services as well as slavery or slavery-like conditions (Leman and Janssens, 2012:175). Therefore, the coercive nature of such crime presents a violation

Every region of the world has been associated with human trafficking. Inclusive of developing countries, and developed countries, whether it’s as countries of origin, and/or destination, it affects them all. Today, there are approximately 27 million people living a life of enslavement. This is more than at any time in history, including the four centuries of transatlantic slave trade that the continent of Africa had suffered (Bale 8-9). Every year, 600,000 – 800,000 people are trafficked transversely international borders (The Facts 2), and although trafficking tends to follow the pattern of from developing countries, to the

Across the world, globalization is one of the most significant aspects that has occurred over the last fifty years. It allows a country to integrate economically with other countries through a global network comprised of people, trade, and transportation. With the global landscape only becoming more intertwined, globalization and its inherent pros and cons seem to be here to stay. In many areas, global powers tend to lack in rectifying the negative aspects and only focus on the positive side. America, for example, is a leader in the globalization efforts, even though it has greatly effected job opportunities at home, widening income gaps, and an increased standard of living due to fluctuating world markets.