CRM 202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Transnational Organized Crime, Political Crime, Website Defacement
24 Feb 2021
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Chapter 14 crimes in the 21st century transnational organized crime. Unlike traditional organized crime, organized crime that operates across international boundaries, transporting people and stolen goods. political crime. Depending on the country, any action critical of, or in opposition to, the state. The political criminals and their political crimes may stem from religious or ideological sources, and often occupy a grey area between conventional and outlawed behaviour. Because state authorities may engage in a range of retaliatory actions that result in human rights violations, even those who support the government may begin to question its activities as corrupt and authoritarian. While common criminals may be motivated by greed, vengeance, or jealousy, political criminals have a different agenda, and are aimed at achieving a different set of goals: Intimidation: to threaten an opponent who does not share their political orientation or views. Revolution: to overthrow the existing government and replace it with one more acceptable.
