Corporate Crime

Richard D. Hartley is assistant professor of criminal justice at Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX.

• Table of ContentsChapter 1: Background and HistoryCorporate and White-Collar Crime DefinedCorporate Crime TypologiesHistory of Corporate Entities and Corporate OffendingThe Corporation TodayLaws and Legal Origins of Corporate CrimeRecent LegislationSarbanes-Oxley ActCriminal Antitrust Penalty Enhancement & Reform ActTypes of Corporate CrimeFraud, Tax Evasion, and Economic ExploitationPrice-Fixing, Price-Gouging, and False AdvertisingCorporate Theft, Exploitation, and Unfair Labor PracticesViolent Corporate OffensesUnsafe Environmental PracticesUnsafe Consumer ProductsUnsafe Working ConditionsUniversities and Colleges as Corporate OffendersImportance of Studying Corporate and White-Collar CrimeConclusionReferencesChapter 2: Problems, Controversies, and SolutionsTypes of Corporate Crime and Definitional ProblemsShould Corporations Be Held Socially ResponsibleProsecution of CorporationsProblems With Criminal Justice System ControlPunishment of Corporate CrimeRemedies for Harm DoneDetermining FinesProbationary SentencesDeferred ProsecutionsMeasuring Corporate CrimeSources of DataFederal SourcesState and Municipal SourcesDetecting and Controlling Corporate CrimeImproving Current MethodsConclusionReferencesChapter 3: Worldwide PerspectiveCorporate Offending Outside the United StatesGlobalization and Its Effects on Corporate Offending WorldwideThe Extent of Corporate Offending in Other CountriesPolitical Corruption and Corporate CrimeCorruption in Services, Development, and Post-Conflict ConstructionCorporate Crime and Reconstruction in the Wake of ConflictRebuilding IraqAccess to Healthcare WorldwideCorruption and HIV/AIDSCorruption in Mexico's Public Health SystemHealthcare Reform: Columbia Versus VenezuelaRecommendations for the Health SectorWhat in the World can be Done?Laws and Legislation Against Corporate Offending around the WorldInter-American Convention Against CorruptionThe Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against CorruptionUnited Nations Convention Against CorruptionUnited Nations Global ImpactOther Resources in the Global Fight Against CorruptionDetecting and Controlling Corporate Crime WorldwideProsecution of Corporations in Other CountriesPunishment of Corporation WorldwideConclusionReferencesChapter 4: ChronologyChapter 5: Biographical SketchesHenry ClaytonMarshall B. ClinardBernard EbbersAndrew FastowAlberto FujimoriGilbert GeisDennis KozlowskiKenneth LayPatrick LeahyMichael MilkinSlobodan MilosevicFerdinand MarcosStephanie A. MartzPaul J. McNultyRobert F. MeierRalph NaderMichael OxleyHenry N. PontellJohn RigasPaul SarbanesSally S. SimpsonJeffrey K. SkillingAdam SmithArlen J. SpecterEliot SpitzerNadine StrossenMohammed SuhartoEdwin SutherlandLarry D. ThompsonGary WinnickPaul C. YeagerChapter 6: Facts and DataFacts and Statistics on Corporate CrimeGovernment Reports and DocumentsLegislation Pertaining to Corporate OffendingThe Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002Governmental Commentary on Corporate OffendingQuotesOther Relevant DocumentsReferencesChapter 7: Directory of OrganizationsAmerican Antitrust InstituteAntitrust Modernization CommissionCenter for Corporate PolicyCorporate Fraud Task ForceThe Council of EuropeDepartment of Justice Antitrust DivisionFederal Trade CommissionThe International Montary FundInternet Crime Complaint CenterInterpolThe Latin American Centre for DevelopmentThe National Association of Criminal Defense LawyersNational White-Collar Crime CenterOrganization For Competitive MarketsThe Organization of American StatesThe United States Securities and Exchange CommissionWhite Collar Crime Research ConsortiumWorld BankWorld Trade OrganizationChapter 8: ResourcesPrint ResourcesBooksJournal ArticlesDissertationsMagazines and NewslettersGovernment Documents and Agency PublicationsNon-print ResourcesVideosWebsitesGlossaryIndexAbout the Author

An excellent chronology of key events, movements, and legislation is included as well as biographical sketches of some prominent individuals at the forefront of corporate crime news (both good and bad), including Michael Milken and Ken Lay. …The book concludes with a good index. This resource is highly recommended for all libraries and anyone seeking information about hate crimes.