Why does state crime occur: The features of modernity enable state crime ( bauman ) Flashcards
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Modern economines have a division of labour
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In the holocaust, each soldier had one small role to play, reduces sense of guilt
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Modern businesses follow a bureaucratic hierarchy
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In the holocaust, order to kill comes from superiors
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Modern economies promote industramental rationaly
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Motivation to achieve goals - in the the holocaust, goal to achieve ‘ racial purity ‘
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Modern economies benefit from science + technology
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Transport links + chemical weapons enabled the genocide
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However
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They assume all state crimes are highly organised, ignored offenders committed by rogue individuals
