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Abuses
Accountability
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Author_Michael Welch
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Civil Liberties
Collateral Damage
Counterterrorism
Crime
Criminal Justice
Criminology
Detention
Diplomacy
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Enemy Combatant
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Executive
Extremism
Foreign Policy
Geopolitics
Government
Guantanamo Bay
Historical
Human Rights
Impunity
Intelligence
Interrogation
Iraq
Justice
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Legal
Michael Welch
National Security
Offenses
Patriot Act
Policies
Political
Power
Propaganda
Radicalization
Rendition
Response
Security
September 11th
Society
Sociological
Sociology
State Crime
Surveillance
Terror
Terrorism
Torture
Unlawful
US policies
Whistleblowers
Product details
- ISBN 9780813544359
- Weight: 369g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 07 Jan 2009
- Publisher: Rutgers University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Since 9/11, a new configuration of power situated at the core of the executive branch of the U.S. government has taken hold. In Crimes of Power & States of Impunity, Michael Welch takes a close look at the key historical, political, and economic forces shaping the country's response to terror.
Welch continues the work he began in Scapegoats of September 11th and argues that current U.S. policies, many enacted after the attacks, undermine basic human rights and violate domestic and international law. He recounts these offenses and analyzes the system that sanctions them, offering fresh insight into the complex relationship between power and state crime. Welch critically examines the unlawful enemy combatant designation, Guantanamo Bay, recent torture cases, and collateral damage relating to the war in Iraq. This book transcends important legal arguments as Welch strives for a broader sociological interpretation of what transpired early this century, analyzing the abuses of power that jeopardize our safety and security.
Michael Welch is a professor of criminal justice at Rutgers University. He is the author of many books, including Scapegoats of September 11th (Rutgers University Press).
