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sociology of political crimes  

Definition

  • Political crime is rarely examined when studying the dynamics of crime, justice, and law. Yet understanding political offenses or illegalities is fundamental to comprehending the workings of a criminal justice system that selectively defines, enforces, and adjudicates who is defined as criminal. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Political Crimes, Sociology of]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-G8JWLVN2-L

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