Encyclopedia of white-collar and corporate crime

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Title:

Author:

Salinger, Lawrence M.

ISBN:

9781452225302

Edition:

Second edition.

Physical Description:

2 volumes (xlii, xii, 1168 pages) : illustrations ; 29 cm

General Note:

Revised edition of Encyclopedia of white-collar & corporate crime, published in 2005.

Contents:

Volume 1. A-L -- volume 2. M-Z, Index.

Abstract:

This work incorporates information about a variety of white-collar crimes, and provides examples of persons, statutes, companies, and convictions. Each entry offers a thorough and thoughtful summary of the topic. Describes specific elements of corporate law and the various illegal acts to which they apply and brief biographical sketches, primarily focused on how they relate to the study of white-collar crime.

Subject Term:

White collar crimes -- Encyclopedias.

Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- Encyclopedias.

Commercial crimes -- Encyclopedias.

Misconduct in office -- Encyclopedias.

Political corruption -- Encyclopedias.

Administrative agencies -- Corrupt practices -- Encyclopedias.

Added Author:

Salinger, Lawrence M.

Electronic Access:

http://knowledge.sagepub.com/view/encyclopedia-of-white-collar-and-corporate-crime-2e/SAGE.xml

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Summary

Since the first edition of the Encyclopedia of White Collar and Corporate Crime was produced in 2004, the number and severity of these crimes have risen to the level of calamity, so much so that many experts attribute the near-Depression of 2008 to white-collar malfeasance, namely crimes of greed and excess by bankers and financial institutions. Whether the perpetrators were prosecuted or not, white-collar and corporate crime came near to collapsing the U.S. economy. In the 7 years since the first edition was produced we have also seen the largest Ponzi scheme in history (Maddoff), an ecological disaster caused by British Petroleum and its subcontractors (Gulf Oil Spill), and U.S. Defense Department contractors operating like vigilantes in Iraq (Blackwater).

White-collar criminals have been busy, and the Second Edition of this encyclopedia captures what has been going on in the news and behind the scenes with new articles and updates to past articles.