Bribery, Fraud, Cheating: How to Explain and to Avoid Organizational Wrongdoing

ISBN-13: 9783658290610 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 355 str.

Pohlmann, Markus

Opis

In the fight against organizational malpractice and organized crime, both international guidelines and national regulations have become stricter. Nevertheless, the results seem not to reach the expected change. Corruption scandals involving large companies, political parties, sports organizations, hospitals, etc. have not come to an end. In order to explain the collective illegality within and through organizations of different sectors and embedded in different cultures, this conference proceedings gathers articles about corporate and organized crime by international renowned scientists and experts. The focus is on similarities and differences in current corruption cases and other forms of crime as well as questions about conventional and alternative prevention measures.

Spis treści

The fight against organized crime.- Anti-corruption in Brazil.- Corruption issues and corporate compliance in China.- Manipulation of medical patient data in organ transplantation.- Overcoming the current system of corporate criminal law.- Systemic and preventive effects of the market economy.

O autorze

Markus Pohlmann is professor of sociology at Max-Weber-Institute of Heidelberg University.

Gerhard Dannecker is professor of Criminal Law and Law of Criminal Procedures at the Heidelberg University.

Elizangela Valarini is postdoctoral researcher at Max-Weber-Institute of Heidelberg University.

Blurb

In the fight against organizational malpractice and organized crime, both international guidelines and national regulations have become stricter. Nevertheless, the results seem not to reach the expected change. Corruption scandals involving large companies, political parties, sports organizations, hospitals, etc. have not come to an end. In order to explain the collective illegality within and through organizations of different sectors and embedded in different cultures, this conference proceedings gathers articles about corporate and organized crime by international renowned scientists and experts. The focus is on similarities and differences in current corruption cases and other forms of crime as well as questions about conventional and alternative prevention measures.

Contents 

• The fight against organized crime 
• Anti-corruption in Brazil 
• Corruption issues and corporate compliance in China
• Manipulation of medical patient data in organ transplantation
• Overcoming the current system of corporate criminal law
• Systemic and preventive effects of the market economy

Target Groups

• Scholars and Students in sociology, criminology, legal studies, psychology, administration  
• Lawyers, Attorneys, Judges, Compliance Officers, Managers

The Editors

Markus Pohlmann is professor of sociology at Max-Weber-Institute of Heidelberg University. 

Gerhard Dannecker is professor of Criminal Law and Law of Criminal Procedures at the Heidelberg University. 

Elizangela Valarini is postdoctoral researcher at Max-Weber-Institute of Heidelberg University.