Research Catalog

Title

Combating corporate crime : local prosecutors at work / Michael L. Benson, Francis T. Cullen.

Author

Benson, Michael L.

Publication

Boston : Northeastern University Press, c1998.

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Additional Authors

Cullen, Francis T.

Description

xii, 264 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

In this first major study of white-collar crime prosecutions by local governments, the authors present exhaustive research on the procedural and legal constraints facing such local enforcement. They address the limitations of the federal government in prosecuting corporate crime and offer suggestions to facilitate more positive action at the local level.

Series Statement

The Northeastern series on white collar and organizational crime

Uniform Title

The Northeastern series on white collar and organizational crime.

Subject

• Corporation law > United States > Criminal provisions
• Corporations > Corrupt practices > United States
• Prosecution > United States
• White collar crimes > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-256) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Local criminal justice and corporate crime -- Studying local prosecutors -- Social context and the scope of the corporate crime problem -- Social context and the process of prosecution -- Social context and correcting corporate crime -- Toward a contextual theory of prosecutorial activity against corporate crime -- Prosecutorial decision making -- Investigating corporate crime -- Networking and interagency relations -- A review of major themes and suggestions for the future.

ISBN

• 1555533531 (cl. : alk. paper)
• 1555533523 (pa. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^97045999^

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library