Corporate Crime: A Reference Handbook

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

Should corporations and their employees be held criminally liable for shoddy business practices? This volume explores both sides of the question, discussing the nature and scope of corporate crime, the controversies surrounding it, and the most promising solutions. How do we define corporate crime and how do we detect it? Corporate Crime guides readers through the definitions and concepts as well as the difficulties in detecting, prosecuting, and punishing corporate wrongdoing.

How do corporations get away with their crimes? This reference examines both the successes and the failures of government and law enforcement policies concerning the punishment of corporate crime and explores leading contemporary proposals for controlling and deterring it. It is an essential information source for any citizen of corporate America.

Excerpts and quotes from speeches and reports by both corporate offers convicted of crimes and law enforcement personnel

Biographical profiles of key figures, from Michael Milken to Ken Lay

A chronology of milestones in corporate crime, from the English Joint Stock Company and the Federal Trade Commission Act to Enron, WorldCom and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Lists of agencies, organizations, and associations that deal with corporate crime