Corporate and White Collar Crime

by John Minkes

• ISBN13: 9781412934572
• ISBN10: 1412934575
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-15
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

Summary

"This timely collection contains contemporary case studies and critical analyses by leading writers in the study of white collar corporate crime. It makes an invaluable contribution to the 'criminology of the corporation'." Professor Hazel Croall, Glasgow Caledonian Universit Corporate and White Collar Crime is an essential overview of this diverse subject area and encourages students to develop a broad understanding of the topic. Aimed primarily at undergraduate and postgraduate students in Criminology, Criminal Justice and Business and Management Studies, the book will cross-over into many other disciplines including Law and Social Policy. "This is an innovative and multidisciplinary analysis of corporate and white collar crime that is both theoretically and empirically rich. The text serves as a poignant reminder why research involving the powerful must be a central part of criminological inquiry and why this book is essential reading." Professor Reece Walters, The Open University "Again and again, pension funds are pillaged, investors fleeced, commuters killed, workers maimed, and communities poisoned. Why is it that so few of these acts are defined as crimes, and why is it that, even when they are, prosecution is so rarely effective? Corporate Crime and White Collar Crime addresses these very questions through its rigorous, well-developed analysis and its wide ranging empirical focus - on Europe, North America, Asia and beyond. The book can help all of us to re-examine our understanding of the nature of crime and of criminals, and to reassess the costs as well as the benefits of our current economic, political and social order." Professor Frank Pearce, Queen's University, Canada

Table of Contents

Introduction

Corporations and Health and Safety

Corporate Economic Crimes

The Evolving Legal Test of Corporate Criminal Liability

An Enquiry into the Foundations of Business Ethics

The Organization Did It: Individuals, Corporations and Crime

Organizational Decision Making: Economic and Managerial Considerations

Crime and Culture: Corporate Crime and Criminal Justice in a Different Cultural Environment

Rethinking Occupational Deviance and Crime in the Light of Globalization

Getting Beyond the Moral Drama of Crime: What We Learn From Studying White Collar Criminal Careers

Concluding Comments

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