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State crime : governments, violence and corruption /
This is an introductory text which defines the field and sets out the parameters of state crime in all its forms: state violence, corruption, transnational crime, state involvement in corporate crime, in avoidable "natural" disasters, torture and illegal punishment, criminal policing, war...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Sterling, Virginia :
Pluto Press,
2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This is an introductory text which defines the field and sets out the parameters of state crime in all its forms: state violence, corruption, transnational crime, state involvement in corporate crime, in avoidable "natural" disasters, torture and illegal punishment, criminal policing, war crimes and genocide. It incorporates a thorough review of the themes, issues, and debates central to the existing literature on state crime, drawn from a range of disciplines, including criminology, human rights, international relations and political science; and develops a theoretical approach to understanding the boundaries of state crime in relation to both deviance and human rights. A distinctive feature of the book is its original empirical research which uses diverse international and thematically organized case-studies to inform it |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 255 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-250) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849641197 1849641196 9781783710966 1783710969 9781435660991 1435660994 1281725129 9781281725127 9786611725129 6611725121 |
| Acceso: | Legal Deposit; |