State Crime

State Crime
ISBN-10
113684001X
ISBN-13
9781136840012
Series
State Crime
Category
Social Science
Pages
280
Language
English
Published
2010-12-22
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Alan Doig

Description

This book provides an introduction to state crime, with a particular focus on the UK, where the use of crime to achieve policy and political objectives is an underdeveloped aspect of academic study. The book overviews the various definitional issues, before exploring possible examples of state crime in the UK, and considering why state crime occurs and how it is investigated and adjudicated. Questions addressed include: what are state crimes? how far does state crime require evidence of official policy, approved by those who are the leaders of the state, or state institutions? who exactly decides that this should be official policy? how and who adjudges on such conduct?

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