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The Hilltop Review

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State crime

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The Uncatchable Crook: Pursuing Effective State Crime Control, Daniel J. Patten Jan 2017

The Uncatchable Crook: Pursuing Effective State Crime Control, Daniel J. Patten

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This article investigates an interesting conundrum of addressing crime when the state commits a crime itself, and most often is the primary apparatus of crime control. Even more difficult in pursuing state crime control, the state typically plays a major role in defining crime. Criminologists commonly suggest state sanctions to address crime, and states to sanctions other states for their crimes. However, such an approach struggles when faced with the punishment of a powerful state’s criminal actions such as the United States. After laying out the controversy at the heart of controlling state crimes, several criminological theories traditionally employed to …


The History Of Punishment: What Works For State Crime?, Jennifer Marson May 2015

The History Of Punishment: What Works For State Crime?, Jennifer Marson

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The punishment of criminal acts is usually justified utilizing retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation and incapacitation (societal protection). These justifications are often utilized for traditional street crimes such as burglary, assault, and theft. However, state crimes require that punishment be looked at through a different lens, and it is advocated the restorative justice apparatuses potentially offer the best solutions at administering punishment for those who commit state crime.