ABSTRACT
Global criminal organizations that profit from technological advancements in a globalized environment engage in substantial cross-border activity. Global crimes are triggered by a variety of circumstances, including economic instability, corruption, unemployment, a lack of knowledge, political vacuums, and legal gaps. It’s a personal and societal issue that’s turned into a national and worldwide security danger.
Drug trafficking, migrant trafficking, historical artefact smuggling, cigarette and alcohol trafficking, human trafficking, weapons and ammunition smuggling, money laundering, and, more recently, cyber-crime have all been areas of operation for global criminal organisations.
Global crimes now pose a danger to all governments. When the billions of dollars traded by these criminal organizations exceed the yearly budgets of developing nations, it is apparent that they not only pose a security danger, but also have the potential to harm a country’s economic and social growth. It is also evident that most governments will be unable to combat cross-border global crime without working together. Only a multi-dimensional approach and international collaboration can be used to combat global criminal gangs.
However, due to accompanying issues such as a country’s insufficient legislative framework, limited capacity and insufficiency of the police force in terms of personnel, budget, and substructure, lack of coordination among the responsible institutions, insufficient numbers of contact persons for international combat purposes, and a lack of qualified or educated personnel, the type of combat strategy required varies from country to country.
The goal of this study was to provide a critical analysis of globalized crime in Cameroon’s political economy. A case study of tiko municipality by considering the perceptions of law enforcement officers and assessing how the government is conceptualizing these threats, and developing programs that meet the needs of the participants.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
Globalization is a term that refers to the process of increased transnational connection and integration of peoples, cultures, countries, and other entities all over the world. Globalization has had unexpected (both positive and negative) consequences in almost every aspect of our lives, including knowledge production, education, and training. Jones (2000) highlighted the contradictions between globalization and internationalism, the promotion of global peace via intergovernmental connections, and how these tensions manifest themselves in the educational strategies of international organizations (IOs) such as UNICEF, UNITAR, and the World Bank (World Bank).
