A-Level Sociology (AQA)

Topic Summaries

Crime and deviance

Globalisation and crime

  • 👤 Castells (1998): identifies a global criminal economy worth trillions, involving drugs, arms, and human trafficking.
    • Estimates are difficult to verify.
  • 👤 Bauman (2000): late modernity creates uncertainty, encouraging both organised and opportunistic crime.
    • Globalisation can also enhance international cooperation to fight crime.

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