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Gregg Barak - Theft of a Nation - 9781442207783 - V9781442207783
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Theft of a Nation

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Description for Theft of a Nation Theft of a Nation is a powerful criminological examination of Wall Street's recent financial meltdown. Through the lenses of white collar crime and victimology, the book presents a critical assessment of the economic and political elites who were responsible, shows how Americans were victimized, and assesses the resulting regulation. Series: Issues in Crime and Justice. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Theft of a Nation presents a powerful criminological examination of Wall Street’s recent financial meltdown and its profound impact on the rest of the country. This provocative book asks why, if the actions of key players on Wall Street and in the government resulted in an economic downturn that harmed millions of Americans and destroyed capital worldwide, no one was held criminally liable for these actions. Author Gregg Barak provides a basic history of financial regulation and deregulation, as well as a primer on both securities fraud and mass victimization. Using key concepts in victimology and white collar crime, ... Read more

Product Details

Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Series
Issues in Crime and Justice
Number of Pages
226
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442207783
SKU
V9781442207783
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About Gregg Barak
Gregg Barak is professor of criminal justice and criminology at Eastern Michigan University. He is author or coauthor of several books, including Class, Race, Gender, and Crime: The Social Realities of Justice in America, now in its third edition.

Reviews for Theft of a Nation
While many factors contributed to the recent financial crisis and subsequent great recession (e.g., repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act, increasingly complex derivatives), Barak (criminal justice, Eastern Michigan Univ.) lays the blame squarely on Wall Street leaders. He asserts their unethical and illegal behavior was aided by the incompetence of regulators and the lack of criminal prosecution of any fraud committed ... Read more

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