Summarize the key components of Hunt’s analysis and apply them to your critical analysis of the article “What happens when police commit crimes?”

Short Essay: Hunt, the Rule of Law, and the Police

The Task:

In his article Law, State and Class Struggle’, Alan Hunt discusses how law functions to reinforce the conditions key of capitalism. His analysis demonstrates how ‘domination’ and ‘hegemony’ shape our thinking and some principles of our law and legal system service to undermine equality and reinforce the status quo. This assignment ks as you to summarize the key components of Hunt’s analysis and apply them to your critical analysis of the article “What happens when police commit crimes?” (the link to the article is provided below). In composing your paper, remember to:

•  not only define each component of Hunt’s theory but demonstrate your overall understanding of that theory
•  summarize your understanding of “What happens when police commit crimes?” and pull out those aspects of the article that you feel demonstrate or detract from Hunt’s theory
•  reference all your sources (there are a number of links within the article on police wrongdoing that might help your analysis) using the McGill Guide to Legal Citation (more info on that below)
•  mind spelling, grammai’and especially sentence structure