Full Description
State crimes are historically and contemporarily ubiquitous and result in more injury and death than traditional street crimes such as robbery, theft, and assault. Consider that genocide during the 20th century in Germany, Rwanda, Darfur, Albania, Turkey, Ukraine, Cambodia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and other regions claimed the lives of tens of millions and rendered many more homeless, imprisoned, and psychologically and physically damaged. Despite the gravity of crimes committed by states and political leaders, until recently these harms have been understudied relative to conventional street crimes in the field of criminology. Over the past two decades, a growing number of criminologists have conducted rigorous research on state crime and have tried to disseminate it widely including attempts to develop courses that specifically address crimes of the state. Referencing a broad range of cases of state crime and international institutions of control, State Criminality provides a general framework and survey-style discussion of the field for teaching undergraduate and graduate students, and serves as a useful general reference point for scholars of state crime.
Contents
Chapter 1 Foreword by Ronald C. Kramer Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Chapter 1. An Introduction to State Criminology Chapter 5 Chapter 2. Laws Prohibiting the Most Deleterious Acts of State Criminality Chapter 6 Chapter 3. A Glance into State Criminality Chapter 7 Chapter 4. Everyday Life and the Topic of State Crime Chapter 8 Chapter 5. Integrated Theory of International Law Violations Chapter 9 Chapter 6. State Crimes by Types of Government: Democratic Chapter 10 Chapter 7. State Crimes by Types of Government: Non-Democratic Chapter 11 Chapter 8. International Controls for Crimes of States and Other Violators of International Criminal Law Chapter 12 Chapter 9. Domestic Controls: Sole Mechanisms and/or Complements to International Instruments Chapter 13 Chapter 10. Constraints for State Crime Chapter 14 Chapter 11. Concluding Thoughts
