Wayward Dragon

White-Collar and Corporate Crime in China
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-030-90706-8
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 318 g

Reihe: Springer Series on Asian Criminology and Criminal Justice Research

This book provides a novel criminological understanding of white-collar crime and corporate lawbreaking in China focusing on: lack of reliable official data, guanxi and corruption, state-owned enterprises, media censorship, enforcement and regulatory capacity.

The text begins with an introduction to the topic placing it in global perspective, followed by chapters examining the importance of comparative study, corruption as a major crime in China, case studies and etiology, domestic, regional and global consequences, and concluding theoretical and policy issues that can inform future research.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pontell, Henry N.

Ghazi-Tehrani, Adam K.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: An Overview of White-Collar and Corporate Chime in China.- Chapter 2: Comparative Criminology and White-Collar Crime.- Chapter 3: Corruption in China.- Chapter 4: Case Studies.- Chapter 5. Domestic, Regional, and Global Consequences.- Chapter 6: Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Adam K. Ghazi-Tehrani is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Alabama. He has written extensively on white-collar crime in China, cybercrime and hate crime and serves on the Executive Board of the Division of White-Collar and Corporate Crime of the American Society of Criminology. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine.

Henry N. Pontell is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and Professor Emeritus at the University of California Irvine. An internationally recognized scholar, his research on white-collar crime includes studies in China and countries throughout Asia. He is a past president of the Western Society of Criminology and vice-president of the American Society of Criminology, and is a fellow of both organizations.