STATE CRIME Flashcards
1
Q
define state crime
A
crimes perpetrated by the government or those working for them
2
Q
types of state crime
A
1)politcal crime:committed by politicians
2)violent offences by security services:committed by police/army
3)economic crimes:committed by businesss supported by gov
4)social and cultural crimes:police and army
eg-institutional racism
3
Q
Discuss integrated theory
A
-state crime is similar to normal crime in that there must be :
1)motive-must have a reason to commit crime
2)opportunity-must have access to victims
3)lack of legal preventions:no authoritative figures
EG-holocaust
evaluation:
theory fails to explain if the motivation comes from the state or from individual perpetrators
