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Slide 2 - Political Crime Flashcards

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What is a political crime

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It is a rule breaking by people with political goals and/or people in possession of political power

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What is an example of political crime

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War between nations - debate

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What are different ways of conducting political conflict

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Discussion, debate, protest, rebellion and war

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Is political crime peaceful or violent

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These range a spectrum from peaceful to violent

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What is corruption

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Simpliest form of political crime

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What are the three types of corruption

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Bribery

Patronage

Fraud

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What is bribery

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The payment of money or favours to an official for special consideration

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What is patronage

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Giving special consideration to people on the basis of friendship or kinship

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What is Fraud

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Any use of deception or false pretence for the purpose of self enrichment

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What is particularism

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Exclusive attachment to one’s own group, party, or nation

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What is particularism

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Exclusive attachment to one’s own group, party, or nation

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How is particularism coincide with government decision

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it is inevitable

  1. People know whom they are favouring and why
  2. People know that working for a particular party will result in rewards
  3. Political patronage works consistently
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What is treason

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What is treason

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is a label given by the state to those acts that oppose its goals to the point of seeking to OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT

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Why is treason good - in the eyes of a functionalist

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criminalizing opposition to the state is good because it maintains social and political stability

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What is a riot

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It is a form of political protest that indicates grassroots dissatisfaction with the government

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What are the characteristics of riots

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They are emotional, violent, and localized collective behaviours

Often unplanned and unpredictable

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What is mass medias role in riots

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They spread rationalizations and the symbols of indentifications that rioters come to use

  • Come up with terms such as BLM
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What is the goal of torture

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To inflict severe pain

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What is the goal of torture

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  1. Pain
  2. Extract information
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What is war and who is involved

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Most people consider war to be an armed conflict between two countries or groups within a country

21
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Which countries are less likely to wage war against each other

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Countries with similar values

22
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Where does violent protest come from

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It can emerge out of these frustrated hopes and expectations in examples of what Merton called ‘rebellion’

23
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What is a revolution

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It is the successful overthrow of the prevailing elite by a new elite who, after taking power, change the fundamental social and authority structure of the state

Ex. Hunger games - over thrown

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What is the usual outcome of a revolution

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they rarely achieve their original goals, it just substitutes one form of restrictive power for another

25
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What did Barrington Moore explain about the outcomes of revolutions

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Outcome of a revolution depends largely on which social classes attack the ruler

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What are the Three (3) possible outcomes of a revolution

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  1. Communist Regime
26
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What are the Three (3) possible outcomes of a revolution depending on who attacks the ruler

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  1. Communist Regime
    - Primarily peasants
  2. Parliamentary Democracy
    • Independent farmers or craftsmen [middle-class]
  3. Fascism
    • Military and landed aristocracy
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What is the difference between ‘rebellion’ and ‘revolution’

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The difference between the two is that if a REBELLION succeeds in overthrowing the government and making significant political changes, its considered a revolution

28
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What is a populist movements

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It is a movements aimed at moving power back to individual voters, rather than representatives, elites, or backroom brokers

29
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What are some of the results of a populist movement

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Lead to new social parties in Western Canada [ NDP/ CFF, Social Credit Party]

30
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What class-based issues are driving the industrial world in rebellion

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Environmentalism, vivil rights, anti-racism, and feminism

31
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What is a bandit communities

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BANDITRY. is a primitive form of organized social protest, without any long-term political agenda [ robin-hood]

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What are Guerrilla Communities

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Guerrillas are soldiers in an irregular or undeclared [usually civil] war

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What are common traits shared between Guerrillas and terrorist groups

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  • Surprise tacts
  • Hopes of discrediting the government through successful attacks
34
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What is the difference between Guerrillas and terrorist

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Terrorist groups can work with fewer members and a smaller skill set than guerrilla forces

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How do Guerrilla Communities control and influence within their communities

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They must work more openly than terrorist and use more focused methods of violence

They use propaganda and persuasion to hold control, with terrorism as a last resort

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What are Terrorist Communities

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They are primarily men with a higher-than-average education, middle-to-upper class backgrounds, specific skills, and strong political motivation

37
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Why do young men join terrorist communities

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Terrorist are the only role models available to them in repressed social, political, and economic areas

38
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WHat is a state sponsored terrorism

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state-sanctioned use of terrorist groups to facilitate foreign-policy objectives

39
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How does functionalist theorist view conflict and war

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conflict enhances social cohesion and group identity by creating a common cause for which people can fight

War leads to economic mobilization

40
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What is strategic culture

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It is a collective belief about the use of force in international politics, based upon the groups’ experiences

41
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How can media effect how we see far and its progress

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Media can install aggression and a habit of resolving conflict with force in boys

42
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How do critical theorist view war and conflict

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Protest, revolution, and terror occur where change can no longer be attained through discussion

War benefits some groups[rulling classes, corporations, and the military] but not many others

43
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How do feminist theorist see war

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Although women are very affected by wars, men are usually the ones to declare wars against one another

44
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What is gendercide

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Use of specific gender related war crimes

45
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What are examples of gendercide

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when involving women it is usually - rape - slavery, torture

  1. Against men, it usually involves such as punishment, torture, or execution of men of military age
46
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What is an example of Bribery

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Someone paying the judge for an outcome that could benefit them

47
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What is an example of patronage

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A president putting their family in high power because they can, not because its fair

48
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Is bandit communities main goal to overthrow a ruler

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No, just a pushback against society

49
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What’s an example of the Guerrilla Community

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13th district -trying to maintain control of their own communities

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