Overview
- Presents a novel interdisciplinary analysis of corruption
- Utilises findings from a wide range of international and recent case studies
- Provokes discussion about the most relevant and useful theoretical approaches for the study of corruption
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This book uniquely applies theoretical approaches from criminology and sociology to the problem of corruption. Theoretical thoughts have future consequences on how we treat, punish and deter and corruption policy illustrates that theoretical approaches affect what laws and techniques are implemented. Theoretical approaches, however, are not developed in a social and political vacuum; they are a part of the changing social world and understanding why corruption occurs is a preface to developing strategies to control and prevent it.
Criminology of Corruption analyses corruption on an international scale and uses numerous case studies to help explain why individuals, organisations and states are corrupt. The book charts the development of the most relevant theoretical approaches and uses them to help explain acts of corruption and prevention. It will be of great interest to scholars researching these issues across criminology, sociology and other disciplines.
Criminology of Corruption analyses corruption on an international scale and uses numerous case studies to help explain why individuals, organisations and states are corrupt. The book charts the development of the most relevant theoretical approaches and uses them to help explain acts of corruption and prevention. It will be of great interest to scholars researching these issues across criminology, sociology and other disciplines.
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Graham Brooks is Professor of Criminology at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. He specialises in corruption in sport, healthcare, aid and the financial sector in an international context. He is lead author of The Prevention of Corruption: Investigation, Enforcement and Governance (2013) and Fraud, Corruption and Sport (2013).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Criminology of Corruption
Book Subtitle: Theoretical Approaches
Authors: Graham Brooks
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-51724-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-51723-4Published: 14 November 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-51724-1Published: 04 November 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 235
Topics: Criminological Theory, Sociological Theory, Transnational Crime, Sociology of Work, Social Theory, Business Ethics