PortPort Moresby (POM) is a major colonial port and the capitol of Papua New Guinea (PNG). Having an international airportAirport makes it a hubHub for PNG, including its crime. PNG crime in Port Moresby is widely described and has a unique character as it is driven by many factors such as Asia, Australia and ‘rascalsRascals’ (usually young men from the bush organized in gangs). The rural society and modern PNG simply cannot provide them with a suitable social net and an income so they get pushed into the capitalWorst capital, where they are stranded and are to survive on any way they can. That’s one narrative. But reality sits deeper and links with the social structure, poverty, colonial system and education, social welfare and lack thereof in modern PNG designed by Australia. The crime situation in PortPort Moresby shows how unsustainable the 'modern' PNG construct is. In many cases, the crime in Port Moresby links with Australia, e.g. via Brisbane, Darwin, Sydney, parts of Asia and beyond, as done via speed yachts, cargo ports, banks and airportsAirport. Crime in PortPort Moresby is not all local but a wider modern and global construct as a cultural dominant phenomenon also found elsewhere in the world and globalization with its underlying economy model and administration.
Case Study of Urban Ecology: Who Runs the Shots in Port Moresby (POM)? An Attempted Exposure and Review of Cliques and Their Profiles in a Global Crime Hotspot
Globalization and Papua New Guinea: Ancient Wilderness, Paradise, Introduced Terror and Hell ; Chapter : 23 ; 493-503
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