State crimes

Question 0

What does kramer say about the scale of state crime?

Answer 0

The sheer size of the state means it can cause great harm to society

Question 1

Name McLaughlins four categories of state crime

Answer 1

Political crimes
Crimes by police
Economic crimes
Social and cultural crimes

Question 2

What is the difference between civil rights and natural rights?

Answer 2

Natural rights- rights to life

Civil rights - rights to vote, privacy, education

Question 3

What do Herman and Schwendinger argue?

Answer 3

We should define crime in terms of the violation of basic human rights, rather than breaking of legal rules.

Question 4

Who criticises Schwendinger and why?

Answer 4

Cohen:
While acts such as genocide are evidently criminal, other acts such as economic exploitation are not self evidently criminal.

Question 5

Who coined the term culture of denial?

Answer 5

Cohen

Question 6

Name the 3 stages of spiral of denial:

Answer 6

1. It didnt happen
2. “if it did happen, “it” is something else”
3. “Its justified”