Corporate Crime Under Attack: The Fight to Criminalize Business Violence

by William J Maakestad, Michael L. Benson, Francis T. Cullen, et al.

Book Overview

In exploring the criminalization of corporations, this book uses the landmark "Ford Pinto case" as a centerpiece for exploring corporate violence and the long effort to bring such harm within the reach of the criminal law. Corporations that illegally endanger human life now must negotiate the surveillance of government regulators and risk civil suits from injured parties seeking financial compensation. They also may be charged with criminal offenses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593459556
• ISBN13: 9781593459550
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.1" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Addition to Studies on Corporate Crime

Corporate Crime Under Attack is not the only text on corporate crime, but it is a good one, and it adds a few features that are not commonly found in similar texts. Culet et. al includes a history of the evolution of the corporation that helps to explain why corporate crime is so complicated. While many texts simplify the battle against corporate crime, Cullen et. all adds more than the usual amount of depth with its discussion of the role of media in the battle against corporate crime. While some texts bemoan the lack of impact that anticrime movements have had, Cullen et. al is not so pessimestic. For these, and many other reasons, this is a valuable book. A SPECIAL WORD TO SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY STUDENTS: Notice what I wrote about the unique features of this book and notice that it currently must be purchased used. If your university does not require this as a text, then it might be an excellent resource to add to your research.