State Crime: Current Perspectives

by William J. Chambliss, M. Cherif Bassiouni, Dawn L. Rothe, et al.

Book Overview

Current media and political discourse on crime has long ignored crimes committed by States themselves, despite their greater financial and human toll. For the past two decades, scholars have examined how and why States violate their own laws and international law and explored what can be done to reduce or prevent these injustices. Through a collection of essays by leading scholars in the field, State Crime offers a set of cases exemplifying...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813549019
• ISBN13: 9780813549019
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"