Crimes of States and Powerful Elites : A Collection of Case Studies.

A collection of case studies investigating the crimes of the powerful, the social harms caused and the perpetuation of inequalities through lack of prosecution.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Radiven, Claudia
Other Authors: Prideaux, Simon
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Anthem Press, 2021.
Subjects:
State crimes > Case studies.
Corporate culture > Case studies.
Criminal investigation > Case studies.
Crimes d'État > Études de cas.
Culture organisationnelle > Études de cas.
Enquêtes criminelles > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology
Corporate culture
Criminal investigation
State crimes
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Half-title
  • Title page
  • Copyright information
  • Dedication
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Contributors
  • Chapters Int-con
  • Introduction
  • Book Outline
  • Contemporary Associations
  • Definitions
  • Corporate Crime
  • White- Collar Crime
  • Professional Crime and Professional Criminals
  • Social Harm
  • References
  • Chapter One Disasters in Aberfan and Grenfell
  • Aberfan: An Act of God or Corporate Criminality?
  • Introduction
  • Aberfan: An Example of NCB Negligence
  • Corporate Crime and Further Elaboration
  • Aberfan as a Corporate Crime
  • Social Harm
  • A Final Word
  • The Grenfell Tower Fire: A Tragedy of Negligence
  • A Contextual Introduction
  • The Grenfell Tower Disaster: An Economic State Crime?
  • Housing and Inequality as a Contributing Factor to the Grenfell Tower Tragedy
  • Social Harm
  • Failures Leading up to the Tragedy
  • Failures during the Grenfell Tower Fire
  • Failures in the Aftermath of the Disaster
  • Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • Chapter Two Medico: Big Pharma and the Flint Water Crisis
  • The Crisis of Criminal Big Pharma: Turing and Valeant Pharmaceuticals' Drug Pricing Strategies, the Wider American Pharmaceutical Industry and Implications for Global Health
  • Context
  • Defining Corporate Crime
  • The Case of Turing and Valeant Pharmaceuticals and the Pricing Strategies of Big Pharma
  • Implications for the United States and Global Health
  • Deception, Criminality, Responsibility: Research and Development of New Drugs
  • Concluding Observations
  • The Flint Water Crisis: A Case of Environmental State-Agency Crime, Capitalist (Im)morality and Resistance
  • Contextual Introduction
  • Criminal Charges and Beyond
  • Capitalist Immorality?
  • Environmental State-Agency Crime and the Immoral State
  • Social Harm and Resistance
  • In Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter Three Genocide: The Rohingya and Forced Sterilisation of Women of Colour in the United States
  • State Crime in Myanmar: The Abuse of the Rohingya
  • Introduction
  • Context
  • Defining the 'Crime'
  • Social Harm
  • Actors Involved
  • Criminological Analysis
  • Investigations
  • A Final Warning
  • The Coercive Sterilisation of American Women of Colour: Genocidal Capacity and the Welfare State
  • Introductory Remarks
  • The Case and Crime
  • Genocidal Capacity and Language as a Catalyst for Criminality
  • Tracking Race and Gender in Criminological Theory
  • Using Social Harm Theory to Locate Responsibility and Accountability
  • Conclusion: The Legacy of Sterilisation Abuse
  • References
  • Chapter Four State Crime, Corporate Crime and Organised Crime in the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and the Congo

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