State Criminality: The Crime of All Crimes (Issues in Crime and Justice) - Softcover

Rothe, Dawn L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0739126725 ISBN 13: 9780739126721

Publisher: Lexington Books, 2009

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

Dawn L. Rothe is assistant professor of criminology at Old Dominion University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0739126725
• ISBN 13: 9780739126721
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 286