Varieties of state crime and its control / Jeffrey Ian Ross, editor ; foreword by Gregg Barak.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ross, Jeffrey Ian.

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political crimes and offenses.

Political corruption.

Physical Description:

ix, 235 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Monsey, N.Y. : Criminal Justice Press, [2000]

Summary:

This book is a valuable addition to the growing literature on state crime. The cases are well researched and well explored. The international approach, and international sampling of authors, is extremely valuable, as is each contributor's discussion on potential control.

Contents:

Introduction: Protecting democracy by controlling state crime in advanced industrialized countries / Jeffrey Ian Ross

Controlling state crime in the United Kingdom / Jeffrey Ian Ross

Controlling state crime in the United States of America: what can we do about the thug state? / Stephen C. Richards and Michael J. Avery

Controlling state crime in Canada / Raymond R. Corrado and Garth Davies

Controlling state crime in Israel: the dichotomy between national security versus coercive powers / R. Reuben Miller

Controlling state crime in France / Jim Wolfreys

Controlling state crime in Italy: the corruption of a democracy / Donatella della Porta and Alberto Vannucci

Controlling state crime in Japan: a case study of political corruption / David M. Potter

What have we learned and what is the next step? / Jeffrey Ian Ross.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-235).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

1881798208

OCLC:

45724671