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Beyond Conspiracy Theory:

Patterns of High Crime in American Government

• Lance deHaven-Smith Florida State University, Tallahassee, ldehavensmith@fsu.edu

American Behavioral Scientist 2010; 53; 795

DOI: 10.1177/0002764209353274

Abstract

This article explores the conceptual, methodological, and practical implications of research on state crimes against democracy (SCADs). In contrast to conspiracy theories, which speculate about each suspicious event in isolation, the SCAD construct delineates a general category of criminality and calls for crimes that fit this category to be examined comparatively. Using this approach, an analysis of post—World War II SCADs and suspected SCADs highlights a number of commonalities in SCAD targets, timing, and policy consequences. SCADs often appear where presidential politics and foreign policy intersect. SCADs differ from earlier forms of political corruption in that they frequently involve political, military, and/or economic elites at the very highest levels of the social and political order.The article concludes by suggesting statutory and constitutional reforms to improve SCAD prevention and detection.

See Also

The following files/documents from the February 2010 edition of American Behavioral Scientist are available on Wikispooks:

• Beyond Conspiracy Theory Patterns of High Crime in American Government
• File:Beyond Conspiracy Theory.pdf - pdf of the above document
• File:The Politics of Fear and SCADs.pdf The USA PATRIOT Acts (et al.):Convergent Legislation and Oligarchic Isomorphism in the "Politics of Fear" and State Crime(s) Against Democracy (SCADs)
• File:Framing SCAD Research.pdf Sense Making Under "Holographic" Conditions: Framing SCAD Research
• File:Pretending Not to See or Hear.pdf
• File:Negative Information Action.pdf
• File:In Denial of Democracy.pdf