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State Crime: Governments, Violence and Corruption
Penny Green
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Description for State Crime: Governments, Violence and Corruption
Paperback. Questions the perametres of state crime in all its forms, from corruption and corporate crime to 'natural' disasters, torture, war crimes and genocide. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JKV; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 212 x 20. Weight in Grams: 324.
What is state crime? This book sets out the parameters of state crime and highlights the complex issues involved. The authors provide a clear chapter-by-chapter assessment of state violence, corruption, state involvement in organised and corporate crime, avoidable 'natural' disasters, torture, criminal policing, war crimes and genocide.
Penny Green and Tony Ward put forward a powerful argument drawing from a range of disciplines including law, criminology, human rights, international relations and political science. They develop a theoretical approach to understanding the boundaries of state crime, employing the concepts of deviance and human rights. Making distinctive use ... Read more
What is state crime? This book sets out the parameters of state crime and highlights the complex issues involved. The authors provide a clear chapter-by-chapter assessment of state violence, corruption, state involvement in organised and corporate crime, avoidable 'natural' disasters, torture, criminal policing, war crimes and genocide.
Penny Green and Tony Ward put forward a powerful argument drawing from a range of disciplines including law, criminology, human rights, international relations and political science. They develop a theoretical approach to understanding the boundaries of state crime, employing the concepts of deviance and human rights. Making distinctive use ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
324g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745317847
SKU
V9780745317847
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Ref
99-17
About Penny Green
Penny Green is Professor of Law and Criminology, Head of Research and Director of the School of Law’s Research Degree Programme at King's College London. Tony Ward is a legal scholar and criminologist who became interested in state crime through his involvement in campaigns against deaths in custody in the 1980s. He is Reader in Law ... Read more
Reviews for State Crime: Governments, Violence and Corruption
'An excellent primer and an important analysis of an area that criminology is belatedly taking seriously'
Social & Legal Studies
Social & Legal Studies