Let me Define State and Oppositional Crimes for you

Within the expansive academic journals and books there are definitions upon definitions of what a state and oppositional crimes are. In my personal opinion there is a chapter of a book by David Helfgott's book Theories, Typologies, and Criminal Justice that defines and gives many examples of these two political crimes.

The first kind of crime that Hefgott defines is state crime. State crime is, "harmful activities carried out by the state or on behalf of some state agency" (Helfgott, p. 356). There are multiple types of state crimes that can be committed. Some of those would include political repression of human rights, state violence, and espionage. Within the remaining blog posts there are quiet a few examples of state crimes. 

The second kind of crime is oppositional crime. This type of crime is defined as  those who "have

strong ideological convictions that conflict with government interests" (Helfgott, p. 331). Most of the time this crime is seen as riots or protests. There are however, other types of oppositional crime including dissent, sedition, espionage, and treason. These crimes can either be violent or non-violent. However, this type of crime is not seen as much in the social media as state crimes are.

In this blog I will be providing you with 4 different examples of political crime that are occurring with the world today. The United States is not the only nation that struggles with political crime. These crimes range from Hong Kong, Egypt, Gaza, Iraq, Afghanistan, and China. These are only a few examples of political crimes that are occurring within the world today. 

Reference

Helfgott. "Political Crime." 9 (2002). Web. <https://bblearn.nau.edu/bbcswebdav/courses/1151-NAU00-CCJ-341-SEC001-6366.NAU-PSSIS/Helfgott_Chapter_9.pdf>.