Exam 14: Political Crime

Explain the social patterning of political crime in the United States.

The United States has never had any examples of legal repression perpetrated against our citizens.

Under what is called extraordinary _____,the CIA arrested or kidnapped suspected terrorists in several nations and transported them to secret prisons in the Middle East.

Political _____ theory stresses that movements are more likely to arise when changes in the national government promise it will prove receptive or vulnerable to movement challenges.

One cornerstone of democracy is:

Matching: Match the term or concept with the correct description.

Crime by government aims to change the existing order and includes terrorism.

Political corruption is committed either for personal economic gain or for political influence.

Which of the following is a term coined during World War II that refers to the deliberate extermination of a group because of its race,religion,ethnicity,or nationality?

The 9/11 terrorism is an example of the fourth type of terrorism,_____ terrorism (also called global terrorism).

The FBI used a counterintelligence program called _____ to target the Communist and Socialist Workers parties.

The Challenger disaster an example of state-corporate crime.

Sometimes,government agencies and corporations cooperate to commit illegal or socially harmful activities.Such _____ represents the intersection of corporate crime and crime by government.

Genocides have only occurred in Africa.

A related form of political violence is political _____,or the murder of public figures for political reasons.

Which of the following reflects a misuse of office for political power and influence?

Crime by government is also called _____.

Which of the following involves the aiding and abetting of a country's enemy by,for example,providing the enemy military secrets or other important information that puts the country at risk?

Crime by _____ is also called state-crime.