Corporate Crime

Richard D. Hartley is assistant professor of criminal justice at Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX.

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.

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

Table of ContentsChapter 1: Background and HistoryCorporate and White-Collar Crime DefinedCorporate Crime TypologiesHistory of Corporate Entities and Corporate OffendingThe Corporation TodayLaws and Legal Origins of Corporate CrimeRecent LegislationSarbanes-Oxley ActCriminal Antitrust Penalty Enhancement & Reform ActTypes of Corporate CrimeFraud, Tax Evasion, and Economic ExploitationPrice-Fixing, Price-Gouging, and False AdvertisingCorporate Theft, Exploitation, and Unfair Labor PracticesViolent Corporate OffensesUnsafe Environmental PracticesUnsafe Consumer ProductsUnsafe Working ConditionsUniversities and Colleges as Corporate OffendersImportance of Studying Corporate and White-Collar CrimeConclusionReferencesChapter 2: Problems, Controversies, and SolutionsTypes of Corporate Crime and Definitional ProblemsShould Corporations Be Held Socially ResponsibleProsecution of CorporationsProblems With Criminal Justice System ControlPunishment of Corporate CrimeRemedies for Harm DoneDetermining FinesProbationary SentencesDeferred ProsecutionsMeasuring Corporate CrimeSources of DataFederal SourcesState and Municipal SourcesDetecting and Controlling Corporate CrimeImproving Current MethodsConclusionReferencesChapter 3: Worldwide PerspectiveCorporate Offending Outside the United StatesGlobalization and Its Effects on Corporate Offending WorldwideThe Extent of Corporate Offending in Other CountriesPolitical Corruption and Corporate CrimeCorruption in Services, Development, and Post-Conflict ConstructionCorporate Crime and Reconstruction in the Wake of ConflictRebuilding IraqAccess to Healthcare WorldwideCorruption and HIV/AIDSCorruption in Mexico's Public Health SystemHealthcare Reform: Columbia Versus VenezuelaRecommendations for the Health SectorWhat in the World can be Done?Laws and Legislation Against Corporate Offending around the WorldInter-American Convention Against CorruptionThe Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against CorruptionUnited Nations Convention Against CorruptionUnited Nations Global ImpactOther Resources in the Global Fight Against CorruptionDetecting and Controlling Corporate Crime WorldwideProsecution of Corporations in Other CountriesPunishment of Corporation WorldwideConclusionReferencesChapter 4: ChronologyChapter 5: Biographical SketchesHenry ClaytonMarshall B. ClinardBernard EbbersAndrew FastowAlberto FujimoriGilbert GeisDennis KozlowskiKenneth LayPatrick LeahyMichael MilkinSlobodan MilosevicFerdinand MarcosStephanie A. MartzPaul J. McNultyRobert F. MeierRalph NaderMichael OxleyHenry N. PontellJohn RigasPaul SarbanesSally S. SimpsonJeffrey K. SkillingAdam SmithArlen J. SpecterEliot SpitzerNadine StrossenMohammed SuhartoEdwin SutherlandLarry D. ThompsonGary WinnickPaul C. YeagerChapter 6: Facts and DataFacts and Statistics on Corporate CrimeGovernment Reports and DocumentsLegislation Pertaining to Corporate OffendingThe Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002Governmental Commentary on Corporate OffendingQuotesOther Relevant DocumentsReferencesChapter 7: Directory of OrganizationsAmerican Antitrust InstituteAntitrust Modernization CommissionCenter for Corporate PolicyCorporate Fraud Task ForceThe Council of EuropeDepartment of Justice Antitrust DivisionFederal Trade CommissionThe International Montary FundInternet Crime Complaint CenterInterpolThe Latin American Centre for DevelopmentThe National Association of Criminal Defense LawyersNational White-Collar Crime CenterOrganization For Competitive MarketsThe Organization of American StatesThe United States Securities and Exchange CommissionWhite Collar Crime Research ConsortiumWorld BankWorld Trade OrganizationChapter 8: ResourcesPrint ResourcesBooksJournal ArticlesDissertationsMagazines and NewslettersGovernment Documents and Agency PublicationsNon-print ResourcesVideosWebsitesGlossaryIndexAbout the Author