Corporate crime under attack : the fight to criminalize business violence / Francis T. Cullen, Gray Cavender, William J. Maakestad, Michael L. Benson

Contributor(s): Cullen, Francis T [author] | Cullen, Francis T. Corporate crime under attack | Cavender, Gray [author] | Maakestad, William J [author] | Benson, Michael L [author]
Publisher: Newark, N.J. : LexisNexis Matthew Bender, [2006]Copyright date: c2006Edition: Second editionDescription: xii, 398 pages ; 26 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1593459556 (pbk.); 9781593459550 (pbk.)Subject(s): Ford Motor Company -- Trials, litigation, etc | Trials (Homicide) -- Indiana -- Winamac | Trials (Products liability) -- Indiana -- Winamac | Criminal liability of juristic persons -- United States | Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- United States | Pinto automobileDDC classification: 345.730268 LOC classification: KF224.F67 | C85 2006Online resources: Table of contents only
Contents:
Table of Contents Preface Part I. Corporate Crime Under Attack Chapter 1. The Criminalization of Corporate Violence Plan of the Book Corporate Crime as White-Collar Crime: Definitional Issues The Discovery of White-Collar and Corporate Crime The Economic Costs of Corporate Lawlessness Corporate Violence Conclusion: The Ford Pinto Case and Beyond Notes Chapter 2. Corporate Criminal Liability: From Immunity to Culpability Law and Social Order The Development of the Corporation Corporations in the United States Conclusion Notes Chapter 3. The Movement Against White-Collar Crime The Social Movement Against White-Collar Crime The Social Movement Framework Applied Genesis of the Movement White-Collar Crime as a Revitalization Movement A Cyclical Movement The Symbolic Movement Against White-Collar Crime Conclusion Notes Part II. The Ford Pinto Case Chapter 4. Assessing Blame A Sign of the Times The Pinto Crusade Blaming Ford Conclusion Notes Chapter 5. Getting to Trial: The Obstacle Course Begins Fears at Ford Building a Local Team Automakers and Liability for Defective Products: Edging Toward Criminal Culpability? The Indictment of an American Corporation: Facing the Obstacles Conceptual Obstacles Constitutional Obstacles Corporate Homicide and the Distributive and Reductive Functions of Law Conclusion: Closing the Debate Notes Chapter 6. Trying Ford The Road to Winamac: A Change in Venue The Art and Science of Selecting a Jury Preparing for Trial: Documenting Ford?s Culpability Prosecuting Ford: Profits Over Lives Defending Ford: The Legal Machine Responds The Verdict Epilogue Notes. Part III. The Fight to Criminalize Corporate Violence Chapter 7. Beyond the Ford Pinto Case: The Legacy of Criminalization How We Viewed the Case Then What Has Happened Since the Prosecution? Recent Developments in the Criminalization of Health and Safety Violations Recent Developments in the Criminalization of Financial and Accounting Fraud Conclusion Notes Chapter 8. Prosecuting Corporate Crime in the Twenty-first Century The Pragmatics of Enforcement Corporate Criminals or Criminal Corporations? The Rise of Organizational Liability Concluding Thoughts on the Criminal Law and Corporate Violence Notes Index
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Rev. ed. of: Corporate crime under attack : the Ford Pinto case and beyond / Francis T. Cullen, William J. Maakestad, Gray Cavender. c1987.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents
Preface
Part I. Corporate Crime Under Attack
Chapter 1. The Criminalization of Corporate Violence
Plan of the Book
Corporate Crime as White-Collar Crime: Definitional Issues
The Discovery of White-Collar and Corporate Crime
The Economic Costs of Corporate Lawlessness
Corporate Violence
Conclusion: The Ford Pinto Case and Beyond
Notes
Chapter 2. Corporate Criminal Liability: From Immunity to Culpability
Law and Social Order
The Development of the Corporation
Corporations in the United States
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 3. The Movement Against White-Collar Crime
The Social Movement Against White-Collar Crime
The Social Movement Framework Applied
Genesis of the Movement
White-Collar Crime as a Revitalization Movement
A Cyclical Movement
The Symbolic Movement Against White-Collar Crime
Conclusion
Notes
Part II. The Ford Pinto Case
Chapter 4. Assessing Blame
A Sign of the Times
The Pinto Crusade
Blaming Ford
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 5. Getting to Trial: The Obstacle Course Begins
Fears at Ford
Building a Local Team
Automakers and Liability for Defective Products: Edging Toward Criminal Culpability?
The Indictment of an American Corporation: Facing the Obstacles
Conceptual Obstacles
Constitutional Obstacles
Corporate Homicide and the Distributive and Reductive Functions of Law
Conclusion: Closing the Debate
Notes
Chapter 6. Trying Ford
The Road to Winamac: A Change in Venue
The Art and Science of Selecting a Jury
Preparing for Trial: Documenting Ford?s Culpability
Prosecuting Ford: Profits Over Lives
Defending Ford: The Legal Machine Responds
The Verdict
Epilogue
Notes.
Part III. The Fight to Criminalize Corporate Violence
Chapter 7. Beyond the Ford Pinto Case: The Legacy of Criminalization
How We Viewed the Case Then
What Has Happened Since the Prosecution?
Recent Developments in the Criminalization of Health and Safety Violations
Recent Developments in the Criminalization of Financial and Accounting Fraud
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 8. Prosecuting Corporate Crime in the Twenty-first Century
The Pragmatics of Enforcement
Corporate Criminals or Criminal Corporations? The Rise of Organizational Liability
Concluding Thoughts on the Criminal Law and Corporate Violence
Notes
Index

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