SOC 3750 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Transnational Crime, Interpol, Europol

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3750
• Professor: Michelle Dumas

Document Summary

Globalization: the increasing interconnectedness of the economies, peoples, and to a lesser extent, the politics of various countries of the world. Criminal behavior is conceived of differently from society to society, and has varying. The frequency of crime varies across countries, with poorer countries generally experiencing (or at least reporting) lower rates of crime. Economic development and accompanying affluence will bring about their own set of crime problems. Developed societies are also able to marshal the resources necessary to deal with (if not completely, do away with) the rising rates of crime. Global forms of crime and disorder that call for a police response involving more than. Police departments, regulatory agencies, and commercial fraud investigators are all interested, and heavily involved in the prevention and detection of these offenses. Drug trafficking involves the movement of mood-altering substances from their points of origin to their points of consumption.