globalisation and state crime

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what is state crime

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defined by green and ward in 2005 state crime is illegal or deviant activities perpetrated by the state or with compliance of state agencies

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what’s a state agency

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military and police force

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what does state crime is a social construct mean

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its an idea created by society resulting in what is classed as state crime varies worldwide

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what are the 4 types of crime according to Mc Laughin

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political, economic, crimes of agents of formal law, social and cultural crime

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what’s political crime

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deception of voices, creating and spreading false information with the intention to create uproar

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what are crimes of formal law

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unlawful in prisionment and killing

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what are economic crimes

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companies deviate the law in order to cut costs

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what is social and cultural crimes

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segregation laws, crimes against social groups like woman

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who argues authoritarian personality

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Adorno el al

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what is authoritarian personality

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this concept describes a person who possesses specific characteristics or personality traits and therefor has the power to gain extreme respect from the public as an authoritative figure.

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examples of authoritative personality

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charismatic, egotistical, manipulating and confident

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why does having an authoritarian personality make it easier to commit crimes

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these characteristics make it easier for a person to have controlling powers and also power over agents of control to carry out criminal activities on their behalf

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a02 to authoritative personalities

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often these crimes are committed by individuals to gain money, power and status

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a02 case study to authorative personalty

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hitler committed genocide which ia an example of a political and cultural crime according to McLaughlin

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how does globalisation help authoritarian personalities

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it allows individuals to get their message across the nation through speeches (hitler and his many speeches to SS and Hitler Youth) allows for indoctrination

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ao2 case study Chanel 4 documentary surviving a dictatorship

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North Korea and Kim Jon un is another example of where authoratative personalty helps to close the boarders of an entire country

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a03 for authoritarian personalities

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powerful individuals who use there power for good like Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther king (organic intellectual according to Gramsci)

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what’s matzas idea

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neutralisation thesis

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what’s the neutralisation thesis

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when an individual rationalises behaviour that is unethical, unacceptable or criminal and therefor justifies their actions that typically go against ones values. state leaders do this to justify their crimes they commit and sometimes to act as a smokescreen for the larger consequences for their actions

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a02 hitler for neutralisation thesis

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holocaust where hitler blames the jewish race for the loss of ww1. it is important to note that the loss of ww1 brought many problems to Germany. economic = great depression and damaged the sense of nationalism. this was his way of justifying his actions

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another example of neutralisation thesis

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Donald trump is a more recent example who used the justification of improving the economy as a way to commit social crimes against groups in society like woman

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a03 of matza

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great powers such as usa France and America did stop this meaning deneatrilization can take place

Question 23

how is criminogenic capitalism the cause of state crime

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contributing factor to the increase in state crime Taylor et al

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a01 to criminogenic capitalism

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Ruggeno suggests companies are more concerned with maximising profit and in order to do this they will cut corners(economic crime according to mcLaughlin) often risking health codes and safety laws ( postmodernist beck argues were are in a risk taking society) but the government will either de criminalise this or turn a blind eye

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a02 to criminogenic capitalism

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nike sweatshops are an example as they are placed in less economically developed countries that don't have a minimum wage and working regulations like the uk does

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how has globalisation helped criminogenic capitalism and therefore state crime

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allows for the increase in transnational companies due to increased transport, trade, technology and travel

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a01 to global criminal networks

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state crime links to global criminal networks who often have their criminality decriminalised by the state or the criminal justice system

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a02 to global criminal networks

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Castelles argues globalisation has led to an increase in global criminal networks which involves increasing the interconnectedness of people (mcmafias and glenny)

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statistics for global criminal networks

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make 1.5% of global GDP and brought in 123 billion dollars to us economy in 2022

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what crimes are commited by global criminal networks

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drug trade, human trafficking and illegal animal trafficking