State Crime: Current Perspectives Contributor(s): Rothe, Dawn (Editor), Mullins, Christopher (Editor), Bassiouni, M. Cherif (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0813549000 ISBN-13: 9780813549002 Publisher: Rutgers University Press OUR PRICE: $148.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Law | International - Law | Criminal Law - General |
Dewey: 364.13 |
LCCN: 2010008404 |
Series: Critical Issues in Crime and Society |
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6" W x 9" (1.44 lbs) 368 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Current media and political discourse on crime has long ignored crimes committed by States themselves, despite their greater financial and human toll. For the past two decades, scholars have examined how and why States violate their own laws and international law and explored what can be done to reduce or prevent these injustices. Through a collection of essays by leading scholars in the field, State Crime offers a set of cases exemplifying state criminality along with various methods for controlling governmental transgressions. With topics ranging from crimes of aggression to nuclear weapons to the construction and implementation of social controls, this volume is an indispensable resource for those who examine the behavior of States and those who study crime in its varied forms. |