As stated in Item B, globalisation is widely regarded as a growing interconnectedness of the world whereby which the world is gradually becoming metaphorically smaller through the increasing use of technology, the internet and the media and better improved and more accessible transportation methods such as budget airline flights. Through these developments it is arguable that the market for crime has also grown, with new crimes even developing such as cyber-crime (as stated in Item B). Castells put forth the idea that there is now a global criminal economy which turns over around 1 trillion per annum. This huge industry includes many different crimes such as arms and human trafficking, the smuggling of human body parts, legal goods and also drugs and international terrorism as examples. Castells said this business relied upon a system of supply and demand poorer countries supply to the strong western demands within, for example, the sex and drugs industries. Many impoverished countries find themselves reliant on participation in criminal practices in order to survive, for example, 20% of the Colombian population are able to upkeep their livelihoods through their involvement in cocaine production, which thrives due to strong demand from the West. .
Taylor's ideas link into this as he links globalisation to capitalism and crime. He feels that globalisation leads to crime at both ends of the social spectrum. He reports that transnational corporations are now able to avoid being fairly taxed by moving money from country to country. He also notes their new found ability in being able to take advantage of cheap labour in third world countries to manufacture their products for a lesser cost. Furthermore they have increased their use of subcontracting, a practice within which illegal employees are paid below minimum wage. He argues these practices marginalise the working class within developed countries such as the UK, causing them to turn to crime as a means to generate money as they are now unable to find employment.
