Sociological Perspectives on State Crime
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Crime and Deviance, Globalisation
Crime and Deviance
Crime and Deviance
Globalisation, Global Criminal Networks and Crime
The increasing interconnectedness between societies has led to a rise in global crime, estimated to be worth several trillion dollars annually. This includes drug trade, human trafficking, cybercrime, and terrorism. Misha Glenny’s “McMafia” explores the global criminal economy, involving complex networks engaging in various illegal activities and exploiting weak governance and consumer demand.
Crime and Deviance
State Crime: Definition, Types, Offenders and Victims
State crimes are illegal acts by governments or state entities involving genocide, war crimes, and corruption, violating human rights and international laws. While the International Criminal Court aims to prosecute these actions, enforcement is limited. Challenges arise from state power, secrecy, and the justification of crimes as national interests.
Crime and Deviance
Capitalism, Globalisation and Crime
Ian Taylor, from a socialist standpoint, highlights the connection between economic globalization (essentially the spread of Capitalism) and an increase in crimes committed by elites. He discusses the problems of global finance and tax evasion, transnational corporations evading laws, and the impact of increasing global inequality on international crime. This content resonates with the Marxist perspective on crime and deviance.
Crime and Deviance, War and conflict
The United States Military: Some Recent Examples of Their War Crimes
This material is relevant to the topic of ‘State Crime‘ and ‘War and Conflict’ as an aspect of development. The
Crime and Deviance, Feminism
Adler’s Liberation Thesis: Women’s Liberation and Female Crime
The liberation thesis is the classic liberal feminist explanation for the long-term increase in female crime in the later half
Crime and Deviance, Sex and gender
Gender and Crime: Sex-Role Theory
Sex Role Theory explains gendered differences in offending in terms of the differences in gender socialization, gender roles and gendered
Crime and Deviance
Save Sheffield’s Trees – A Case Study in Green Crime and Green Criminology
Amey, a private company, contracted by Sheffield council to maintain roads and pavements has chopped down 4000 trees in Sheffield in
Crime and Deviance, Ethnicity
Paul Gilroy: The Myth of Black Criminality
This summary discusses Paul Gilroy’s Anti-Racist Theory of Crime, which challenges the idea of “black criminality” as a myth created by police stereotyping and racist labeling. Gilroy attributes crime among Black British ethnic groups to the resistance against White dominance and colonial struggle. However, it is criticized for romanticizing criminals and overlooking certain aspects by Lea and Young.
Crime and Deviance
Policing the Crisis: Hall et al. on Mugging and Moral Panic
Neo-Marxism integrates Marxist and Interactionist theories to analyze the portrayal of ethnic minorities as criminals by the media and state. Stuart Hall’s “Policing the Crisis” demonstrates how a moral panic about mugging in the 1970s diverted attention from economic issues, ultimately perpetuating the criminalization of black youth. This perspective is significant in A-level sociology’s Crime and Deviance module.