State crime is a crime of obedience: Kelman + Hamilton Flashcards

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Authorisation

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Offenders are given authorisation to commit atrocities from those in higher status role

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Routinisation

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Occurs after multiple offences are committed; if the crime is routine, easier to commit

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Dehumanisation

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Occurs when the target is not seen as an equal to the offenders; makes it easier to harm them

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Example with the holocaust

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Authorisation: Order to kill came from hitler; kill or to be killed

Dehumanisation: in camps, prisoners were numbered, given uniforms, shaved heads

However: theory takes responsibility away from the perpetrators - giving them a victim status

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