Pontell H.N., Geis G. (ed.) International Handbook of White-Collar and Corporate Crime

Springer Science+Business Media, 2007. 702 c.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 North America, Asia, Europe, and Australia, this timely volume presents multidisciplinary views on recent corporate wrongdoing affecting economic and social conditions worldwide.
Criminal liability and intent
Stock market and financial crime
Bribery and extortion
Computer and identity fraud
Health care fraud
Crime in the professions
Industrial pollution
Political corruption
War crimes and genocide
Contributors offer case studies, historical and sociopolitical analyses, theoretical and legal perspectives, and comparative studies, featuring examples as varied as NASA, Parmalat, the Italian government, and Watergate. Criminal justice responses to these phenomena, the role of the media in exposing or minimizing them, prevention, regulation, and self- policing strategies, and larger global issues emerging from economic crime are also featured.