Why does state crime occur: The features of modernity enable state crime ( bauman )

Question 1

Modern economines have a division of labour

Answer 1

In the holocaust, each soldier had one small role to play, reduces sense of guilt

Question 2

Modern businesses follow a bureaucratic hierarchy

Answer 2

In the holocaust, order to kill comes from superiors

Question 3

Modern economies promote industramental rationaly

Answer 3

Motivation to achieve goals - in the the holocaust, goal to achieve ‘ racial purity ‘

Question 4

Modern economies benefit from science + technology

Answer 4

Transport links + chemical weapons enabled the genocide

Question 5

However

Answer 5

They assume all state crimes are highly organised, ignored offenders committed by rogue individuals