Corporate Crime: A Reference Handbook (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781598840858)

Corporate Crime examines the ever-present problem of white-collar and corporate crime, not only within the United States but also worldwide.

Should corporations and their employees be held criminally liable for shoddy business practices? This volume explores both sides of the question, discussing the nature and scope of corporate crime, the controversies surrounding it, and the most promising solutions. How do we define corporate crime and how do we detect it? Corporate Crime guides readers through the definitions and concepts as well as the difficulties in detecting, prosecuting, and punishing corporate wrongdoing.

How do corporations get away with their crimes? This reference examines both the successes and the failures of government and law enforcement policies concerning the punishment of corporate crime and explores leading contemporary proposals for controlling and deterring it. It is an essential information source for any citizen of corporate America.

Author: Richard D. Hartley
ISBN-10: 1598840851
ISBN-13: 9781598840858
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 03/05/2008
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.18h x 6.01w x 0.96d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 06/15/2008 pg. 96
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2008 pg. 165