State crime :: governments, violence and corruption /

This is an introductory text which defines the field and sets out the parameters of state crime in all its forms: state violence, corruption, transnational crime, state involvement in corporate crime, in avoidable "natural" disasters, torture and illegal punishment, criminal policing, war...

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Hauptverfasser: Green, Penny, 1957- (VerfasserIn), Ward, Tony, 1957- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; Sterling, Virginia : Pluto Press, 2004.
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Zusammenfassung:This is an introductory text which defines the field and sets out the parameters of state crime in all its forms: state violence, corruption, transnational crime, state involvement in corporate crime, in avoidable "natural" disasters, torture and illegal punishment, criminal policing, war crimes and genocide. It incorporates a thorough review of the themes, issues, and debates central to the existing literature on state crime, drawn from a range of disciplines, including criminology, human rights, international relations and political science; and develops a theoretical approach to understanding the boundaries of state crime in relation to both deviance and human rights. A distinctive feature of the book is its original empirical research which uses diverse international and thematically organized case-studies to inform it
Beschreibung:1 online resource (viii, 255 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-250) and index.
ISBN:9781849641197
1849641196
9781783710966
1783710969
9781435660991
1435660994
1281725129
9781281725127
9786611725129
6611725121
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