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The Capacity to Punish
ISBN: 9780253203366 / Angielski / Miękka / 1985 / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Henry Pontell convincingly demonstrates that despite the expenditure of millions of dollars, the enactment of many new laws exacting harsher punishments, and the growth of a vast criminal justice system, America is losing its "war on crime." By focusing on deterrence through punishment meted out by our criminal justice system, our courts receive more cases than they can handle, and our prisons and jails overflow with inmates. The message from a beleaguered criminal justice system, according to the author, is clear: there is limited capacity to punish. Pontell suggests that the first step... Henry Pontell convincingly demonstrates that despite the expenditure of millions of dollars, the enactment of many new laws exacting harsher punish... |
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115,28 zł |
International Handbook of White-Collar and Corporate Crime
ISBN: 9781441941619 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 702 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. Insider trading. Savings and loan scandals. Enron. Corporate crimes were once thought of as victimless offenses, but now with billions of dollars and an increasingly global economy at stake this is understood to be far from the truth. The International Handbook of White-Collar and Corporate Crime explores the complex interplay of factors involved when corporate cultures normalize lawbreaking, and when organizational behavior is pushed to unethical (and sometimes inhumane) limits. Featuring original contributions from a panel of experts representing... Insider trading. Savings and loan scandals. Enron. Corporate crimes were once thought of as victimless offenses, but now wit... |
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574,29 zł |
Profit Without Honor
ISBN: 9780134871424 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 624 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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523,39 zł |
The Roots of Danger: Violent Crime in Global Perspective
ISBN: 9780190215231 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The most striking feature of violent crime around the world is its variability. Some societies are relatively safe and peaceful: in others, violent crime is a pervasive and devastating fact of life.
In The Roots of Danger: Violent Crime in Global Perspective, Elliott Currie explores why some societies around the world are more violent than others. Beginning by defining violent crimes and discussing how they are measured, he then presents a variety of theories on the phenomenon of violent crime, first examining those theories that don't work and then looking at those that do.... The most striking feature of violent crime around the world is its variability. Some societies are relatively safe and peaceful: in others, violent cr...
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236,94 zł |
Chasing After Street Gangs: A Forty-Year Journey
ISBN: 9780190215248 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In this brief, accessible text, Malcolm Klein presents insights gained from his forty years of experience investigating street gangs. In Part I he reveals some of the dominant trends that have emerged over the course of his research, defining and describing gangs, their locations, who joins them, and the types of illegal behavior in which they engage. In Part II he delves into the conceptual contexts that help us to understand those trends, examining gangs in relation to other small groups, comparing gangs in the U.S. to those in Europe, and discussing approaches to gang control....
In this brief, accessible text, Malcolm Klein presents insights gained from his forty years of experience investigating street gangs. In Part I he rev...
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Cybercrime
ISBN: 9780190211554 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this brief, accessible text, Peter Grabosky provides an introductory overview of cybercrime and the means for its control. He opens with a brief history of the topic and then discusses not only traditional topics--including fraud, hacking, offensive content, and piracy--but also neglected issues like state and state-sponsored cybercrime.
About the Series Keynotes in Criminology and Criminal Justice provides essential knowledge on important contemporary matters of crime, law, and justice to a broad audience of readers. Volumes are written by leading... In this brief, accessible text, Peter Grabosky provides an introductory overview of cybercrime and the means for its control. He opens with a brief hi...
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236,94 zł |
White-Collar and Corporate Crime
ISBN: 9780190219284 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this brief, accessible text, Gilbert Geis provides a thorough overview of white-collar crime. Geis opens with a summary of the field's development and the recognition of white-collar crime as an area worthy of study. He then discusses the fascinating history of white-collar crime, examines the phenomenon of corporate crime, and explores the definitions of these crimes and the theories used to explain them.
About the Series Keynotes in Criminology and Criminal Justice, edited by Henry N. Pontell, provides essential knowledge on important... In this brief, accessible text, Gilbert Geis provides a thorough overview of white-collar crime. Geis opens with a summary of the field's development ...
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236,94 zł |
International Handbook of White-Collar and Corporate Crime
ISBN: 9780387341101 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 702 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. Insider trading. Savings and loan scandals. Enron. Corporate crimes were once thought of as victimless offenses, but now with billions of dollars and an increasingly global economy at stake this is understood to be far from the truth. The International Handbook of White-Collar and Corporate Crime explores the complex interplay of factors involved when corporate cultures normalize lawbreaking, and when organizational behavior is pushed to unethical (and sometimes inhumane) limits. Featuring original contributions from a panel of experts representing... Insider trading. Savings and loan scandals. Enron. Corporate crimes were once thought of as victimless offenses, but now wit... |
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574,29 zł |
Wayward Dragon: White-Collar and Corporate Crime in China
ISBN: 9783030907068 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. This book provides a novel criminological understanding of white-collar crime and corporate lawbreaking in China focusing on: lack of reliable official data,guanxiand corruption, state-owned enterprises, media censorship, enforcement and regulatory capacity.The text begins with an introduction to the topic placing it in global perspective, followed by chapters examining the importance of comparative study, corruption as a major crime in China, case studies and etiology, domestic, regional and global consequences, and concluding theoretical and policy issues that can inform future research.
This book provides a novel criminological understanding of white-collar crime and corporate lawbreaking in China focusing on: lack of reliable officia...
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459,42 zł |
Financial Crime and Crises in the Era of False Profits
ISBN: 9780190639198 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this brief, accessible text, Robert Tillman, Henry N. Pontell, and William K. Black provide a thorough overview of financial crimes and crises and their consequences. Integrating theories and concepts from criminology, sociology, and economics to address major questions, they provide a concise and accessible yet in-depth introduction to the topic by reducing complex financial crimes to their essentials.
About the Series Keynotes in Criminology and Criminal Justice, edited by Henry N. Pontell, provides essential knowledge on important contemporary... In this brief, accessible text, Robert Tillman, Henry N. Pontell, and William K. Black provide a thorough overview of financial crimes and crises and ...
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236,94 zł |