SOC 3750 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Pan Am Flight 103, Motor Vehicle Theft, International Maritime Bureau
20 Mar 2013
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People today are often referred to as living in a global society or global village (globalization)- which is the increasing interconnectedness of the economies, peoples, and to a lesser extent, the politics of various countries of the world- Criminal behavior is conceived differently from society to society consisting of varied consequences- thus we must be careful when trying to understand the meaning of crime globally- Four aspects associated with this point: frequency of crimes varies- The modernization hypothesis- when a country undergoes economic development (industrialization, and urbanization) its crime rate increases- Poorer countries experience more crime as they undergo a process of becoming modern: economic development will bring about their own set of crime problems. Views regarding slavery and indentured servitude- often seen as preindustrial societies- In contemporary societies, these practices are universally condemned and criminalized: developed affluent societies may be more at risk to the consequences of specific criminal event and to crime in general.
