Corporate crime under attack : the fight to criminalize business violence /
In exploring the criminalization of corporations, this book uses the landmark ""Ford Pinto case"" as a centerpiece for exploring corporate violence and the long effort to bring such harm within the reach of the criminal law. Corporations that illegally endanger human life now mus...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxfordshire, England ; New York :
Routledge,
2015.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In exploring the criminalization of corporations, this book uses the landmark ""Ford Pinto case"" as a centerpiece for exploring corporate violence and the long effort to bring such harm within the reach of the criminal law. Corporations that illegally endanger human life now must negotiate the surveillance of government regulators and risk civil suits from injured parties seeking financial compensation. They also may be charged with criminal offenses and their officials sent to prison. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (411 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781315721996 1315721996 1317523652 9781317523659 1138130958 9781138130951 1317523660 9781317523666 1437755216 9781437755213 |