1st Edition

Regulating Fraud (Routledge Revivals) White-Collar Crime and the Criminal Process

By Michael Levi Copyright 1987
414 Pages
by Routledge

414 Pages
by Routledge

414 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1987, this book discusses white-collar or commercial crime which has grown to be a major issue in our society today. Looking at research from North America and Britain, the book explores the way fraudsters are treated. It draws on various disciplines including Economics, Law, Politics, and Sociology in order to show the frequency and impact of different types of fraud. In this... Read more

Acknowledgements;  Table of statuettes;  Table of cases;  Glossary of financial terms;  Preface: The academic content of this study;  1. Introduction  2. The impact of commercial fraud  3. Attitudes to commercial crime  4. Economic interests, law, and the politics of fraud control  5. The reporting and policing of commercial fraud  6. The prosecution and trial of commercial fraud  7. The sentencing of commercial fraud  8. Controlling the fraud business: current trends and future prospects;  Bibliography;  Name index;  Subject index

Biography

Michael Levi