As yet there can be no conclusion to a work on globalisation. In its place is a coalescence of the book's major themes. This offers the opportunity to posit a multilayered and dynamic analysis of crime capable of transcending theoretical generalisation; to review globalisation as a contextual exemplar for understanding crime; and to revisit the reciprocal argument that crime is an essential influence on globalisation, as globalisation is for crime. Incidentally, the order and progression of these themes as they arise in each chapter will be reconsidered, particularly as they support the propositions concerning the nexus between crime and globalisation.

The analytical project

Throughout the book constant reference has been made to the significance of context in the analysis of crime. In this regard, the nature of the layered analysis is noteworthy. In fact, the reader may now recognise this project as an analysis of analysing crime, rather than a book about substantive understandings. The nature of the analysis deserves mention. The anchoring of selected case-studies within a sea of theory will assist the appreciation of those important and inextricable connections between crime and context.

The sub-title to this analysis of the globalisation of crime invites the reader to view the transitional relationships of crime within designated contexts. The interactive and dynamic aspiration for the analysis is clear from the outset. Context is the key; comparison is the framework; paradox is the analytical tool.