Corporate Crime: A Reference Handbook

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ISBN: 9781598840858 | 1598840851
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 3/1/2008

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

Preface	p. xi
Background and History	p. 1
Corporate and White-Collar Crime Defined	p. 2
Corporate Crime Typologies	p. 5
History of Corporate Entities and Corporate Offending	p. 6
The Corporation Today	p. 12
Laws and Legal Origins of Corporate Crime	p. 14
Recent Legislation	p. 20
Sarbanes-Oxley Act	p. 20
Criminal Antitrust Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act	p. 21
Types of Corporate Crime	p. 21
Fraud, Tax Evasion, and Economic Exploitation	p. 21
Price Fixing, Price Gouging, and False Advertising	p. 24
Corporate Theft, Exploitation, and Unfair Labor Practices	p. 25
Violent Corporate Offenses	p. 27
Unsafe Environmental Practices	p. 28
Unsafe Consumer Products	p. 28
Unsafe Working Conditions	p. 31
Universities and Colleges as Corporate Offenders	p. 31
Importance of Studying Corporate and White-Collar Crime	p. 33
Conclusion	p. 33
References	p. 35
Problems, Controversies, and Solutions	p. 41
Types of Corporate Crime and Definitional Problems	p. 41
Should Corporations Be Held Socially Responsible?	p. 44
Prosecution of Corporations	p. 46
Problems with Criminal Justice System Control	p. 51
Government Officials and Politicians as Corporate Offenders	p. 54
Punishment of Corporate Crime	p. 56
Remedies for Harm Done	p. 58
Determining Fines	p. 58
Probationary Sentences	p. 58
Deferred Prosecutions	p. 60
Measuring Corporate Crime	p. 62
Sources of Data	p. 63
Federal Sources	p. 63
State and Municipal Sources	p. 66
Detecting and Controlling Corporate Crime	p. 67
Improving Current Methods	p. 71
Conclusion	p. 75
References	p. 77
Worldwide Perspective	p. 81
Corporate Offending outside the United States	p. 81
Globalization and Its Effects on Corporate Offending Worldwide	p. 84
The Extent of Corporate Offending in Other Countries	p. 86
Political Corruption and Corporate Crime	p. 88
Corporate Offending in Services, Development, and Post-Conflict Construction	p. 91
Corporate Crime and Reconstruction in the Wake of Conflict	p. 94
Rebuilding Iraq	p. 95
Access to Health Care Worldwide	p. 97
Corporate Crime and HIV/AIDS	p. 99
Corporate Crime in Mexico's Public Health System	p. 101
Health Care Reform: Colombia versus Venezuela	p. 102
Recommendations for the Health Sector	p. 102
What in the World Can Be Done?	p. 104
Laws and Legislation against Corporate Offending around the World	p. 104
Inter-American Convention against Corruption	p. 107
The Global Organization of Parliamentarians against Corruption (GOPC)	p. 109
United Nations Convention against Corruption	p. 110
United Nations Global Compact	p. 111
Other Resources in the Global Fight against Corruption	p. 112
Detecting and Controlling Corporate Crime Worldwide	p. 113
Prosecution of Corporations in Other Countries	p. 114
Punishment of Corporations Worldwide	p. 116
Conclusion	p. 118
References	p. 120
Chronology	p. 127
Biographical Sketches	p. 145
Henry Clayton	p. 145
Marshall B. Clinard	p. 145
Bernard Ebbers	p. 146
Andrew Fastow	p. 147
Alberto Fujimori	p. 148
Gilbert Geis	p. 149
L. Dennis Kozlowski	p. 149
Kenneth Lay	p. 150
Patrick Leahy	p. 151
Ferdinand Marcos	p. 152
Stephanie A. Martz	p. 153
Paul J. McNulty	p. 153
Robert F. Meier	p. 154
Michael Milken	p. 154
Slobodan Milosevic	p. 155
Ralph Nader	p. 156
Michael Oxley	p. 157
Henry N. Pontell	p. 157
John Rigas	p. 158
Paul Sarbanes	p. 159
Sally S. Simpson	p. 159
Jeffrey K. Skilling	p. 160
Adam Smith	p. 160
Arlen J. Specter	p. 161
Eliot Spitzer	p. 162
Nadine Strossen	p. 162
Mohammed Suharto	p. 163
Edwin H. Sutherland	p. 164
Larry D. Thompson	p. 164
Gary Winnick	p. 165
Peter C. Yeager	p. 166
Data and Documents	p. 167
Facts and Statistics on Corporate Crime	p. 167
Government Documents and Reports	p. 184
Executive Order 13271	p. 185
Legislation Pertaining to Corporate Offending	p. 186
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890	p. 186
The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914	p. 187
The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914	p. 188
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	p. 189
Governmental Commentary on Corporate Offending	p. 190
Deputy Attorney General Larry D. Thompson, 2002	p. 190
Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty, 2006	p. 192
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, 2007	p. 194
Quotes	p. 195
Other Relevant Documents	p. 196
References	p. 197
Directory of Organizations	p. 201
Resources	p. 213
Print Resources	p. 214
Books	p. 214
Journal Articles	p. 222
Dissertations	p. 225
Magazines and Newsletters	p. 226
Government Documents and Agency Publications	p. 228
Nonprint Resources	p. 232
Videos	p. 232
Web Sites	p. 233
Glossary	p. 235
Index	p. 241
About the Author	p. 257
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