Criminal law: corruption Books
Orion Publishing Co The Two Minute Rule
Book Synopsis''Excellent'' THE TIMES''Crais''s thrilling narrative oozes suspense. There are twists to keep you guessing'' OBSERVERTwo minutes can be a lifetime. But break the two minute rule and it''s a lifetime in jail. Ask anyone on the wrong side of the law about the two minute rule and they''ll tell you that''s as long as you can hope for at a robbery before the cops show up.But not everyone plays by the rules. When an aging ex-con finally gets out of jail, freedom doesn''t taste too sweet. His son is gunned down in a drive-by shooting. It seems like a random crime, but when the victim is a cop - especially a cop with a con for a father - the motives are never simple.When the hit is exposed as a revenge killing, and the question of police corruption is raised, it becomes a father''s last duty to clear his son''s name and catch the killer.Trade ReviewTHE TWO MINUTE RULE is excellent on several levels. Holman, a criminal but also a father overwhelmed with guilt and seeking to make amends, is movingly portrayed. Crais is a master of dialogue; the plot is full of surprises. I urge fans who might be put off by the absence of Crais's private eye, Elvis Cole, to read it. They will not be disappointed * THE TIMES *Like the best L.A. noir writers, Crais nudges the mystery genre into higher gear, tackling grand themes in exceedingly personal ways through flawed heroes and hard-to-spot villains * LA TIMES *THE TWO MINUTE RULE opens like a champagne cork popping and never lets up. What follows is a nerve-racking switchbacking tale of guilt and redemption. It's so good it gives you goose bumps * EVENING STANDARD *THE TWO MINUTE RULE is a humdinger. It succeeds on superior plotting and characters who grip you early and hold you close to the last page * BOSTON GLOBE *THE TWO MINUTE RULE is so good, so well-constructed, so full of intelligent characters and complex emotions, that it is irresistible. Holman's quest is superb. The plot is inventive but realistic, and even the secondary characters are beautifully drawn. This is Crais's best work so far, and puts him up there with Michael Connelly and Dennis Lehane * GLOBE & MAIL *THE TWO MINUTE RULE gets off to a rousing start... Crais's thrilling narrative oozes suspense. There are twists to keep you guessing * OBSERVER *A gripping novel of revenge killings, police corruption and an ex-con father trying to clear his cop son's name * DAILY EXPRESS *One of the top crime wiriters portraying the underside of the city [Los Angeles] is Robert Crais...He's the king of LA Crime and long may he reign * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *Sometimes you read books that are of a similar theme but this one is different from anything I have read before. * TELEGRAPH & ARGUS *
£9.99
The University of Chicago Press America Compromised Five Studies in
Book SynopsisLessig mounts an unflinching case that money and power have corrupted nearly every institution in American lifeand that unless we accept the part we each, in our well-meaning way, have played in getting us here, we won't be able to make things better.
£21.00
Orion Publishing Co Bent Coppers The Inside Story of Scotland Yards
Book SynopsisThe inside story of a secret unit that has worked under cover to expose corruption in the Metropolitan Police since the early 1990s. 'If you want a book that is genuinely 'unputdownable' read BENT COPPERS' THE SUNTrade ReviewFew journalists are better qualified to write on the subject of corruption inside the Metropolitan Police than Graeme McLagan. Working with the BBC he has followed the topic for years...It is a very engaging read - the outrageous nature of bent cops' behaviour guarantees that * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *This is a story that deserves to be told - warts and all -- Sir John Stevens * Metropolitan Police Commissioner *If you want a book that is genuinely 'unputdownable' read Bent Coppers -- Johnny Vaughan * THE SUN *
£10.44
Orion Publishing Co POP. 1280
Book SynopsisWith a new introduction by Charlie Higson''Fantastic ... in my book Jim Thompson is still the greatest crime writer'' Jo Nesbo''The best suspense writer going, bar none'' NEW YORK TIMES''Jim Thompson holds a special place in my heart'' Bruce SpringsteenNick Corey likes being the high sheriff of Potts County. But Nick has a few problems that he needs to deal with: like his loveless marriage, the pimps who torment him, the honest man who is running against him in the upcoming elections and the women who adore him. And it turns out that Nick isn''t anything like as amiable, easy-going or as slow as he seems. He''s as sly, brutal and corrupt as they come.Trade ReviewFantastic ... in my book Jim Thompson is still the greatest crime writer -- Jo NesboThe best suspense writer going bar none * NEW YORK TIMES *I don't read many books twice but Jim Thompson novels - due to their concise, dirty power, their relentless violence and purity - can always draw me in for a second time. Some of the most psychological crime writing ever done. I love James M Cain and Elmore Leonard but Jim Thompson holds a special place in my heartMy favourite crime novelist - often imitated but never duplicated -- Stephen KingJim Thompson must be ranked in the top bracket. I strongly urge you not to miss one of his books -- Anthony Boucher * NEW YORK SUNDAY TIMES *If Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett and Cornell Woolrich would have joined together in some ungodly union and produced a literary offspring Jim Thompson would be it ... His work casts a dazzling light on the human condition * WASHINGTON POST *The master of the American groin-kick novel * VANITY FAIR *One of the finest American writers and the most frightening, Thompson is on best terms with the devil. Read Jim Thompson and take a tour of hell * NEW REPUBLIC *
£9.49
Lexington Books Among Equals: The Causes of Effective Corruption
Book SynopsisThis book explores the causes of prosecutorial independence and effectiveness against systemic corruption through an examination of the conditions leading to the Italian “Clean Hands” operation’s unprecedented success. In 1992, Italian prosecutors uncovered a decades-long corruption system cutting across regions and levels of government. The Clean Hands operation resulted in hundreds of convictions and permanently changed the Italian political landscape. This judicial breakthrough derived from a gradual and conflictual process to replace hierarchical prosecutorial institutions with more egalitarian ones. The author shows via case studies of the prosecutors’ offices in Milan, Rome, Palermo, and Reggio Calabria that the introduction of egalitarian decision-making afforded local prosecutors with enhanced independence in exploring novel investigative techniques and legal theories. The introduction of egalitarian organizational structures created ideal conditions for the emergence of legal innovations and their diffusion via judicial and prosecutorial networks. This process resulted in the unprecedented accumulation of prosecutorial expertise on complex criminal issues, such as domestic terrorism and mafia organizations, and led to the emergence of an effective prosecutorial approach to systemic corruption. Thus, the Italian case offers important lessons that may apply to the prosecution of systemic corruption in other democracies as well.Trade ReviewIn this extraordinary book on Italy’s Mani Pulite, Manzi breaks new ground in the study of anti-corruption and judicial power. She tells a fascinating story of how institutional change, judicial and prosecutorial dexterity, and civil society mobilization converged to produce an unprecedented pro-transparency push, one with profound local, regional, and global implications. Through a clever combination of historical analysis, within case comparisons and creative fieldwork, Manzi shows that the internal design of judicial and prosecutorial bureaucracies, in particular the degree to which they are hierarchical or “flat,” greatly conditions the ability of actors in the criminal legal complex to hold politicians to account. She also shows that via synergies with activists and legal scholars, judges and prosecutors can produce innovative investigative protocols and jurisprudence, thus amplifying the effects of institutional change. This book is a must read for students of judicial politics and corruption criminalization. -- Ezequiel Gonzalez-Ocantos, University of OxfordTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Long Failure of Corruption Prosecutions and the Mani Pulite Operation’s BreakthroughChapter 1: From Hierarchical to Egalitarian: The Root Causes of Prosecutorial Independence and Effectiveness Against Systemic CorruptionChapter 2: A More Democratic Judiciary: The Transformation of Italian Judicial and Prosecutorial InstitutionsChapter 3: All Investigations Lead to Rome: The Roman Prosecutor’s OfficeChapter 4: A New Model of Criminal Justice: The Milan Prosecutor’s OfficeChapter 5: Tackling Omertà: The Prosecutors’ Offices in Palermo and Reggio CalabriaConclusion: Lessons for Prosecutorial Success Against Corruption
£72.90
Agenda Publishing Dictionary of Corruption
Book SynopsisWritten by an expert team, the Dictionary of Corruption is a comprehensive resource for students, academics, practitioners and professionals. It establishes a common interpretation of the language and terminology in the field of corruption and anti-corruption studies. From bribery to Watergate, amakudari to zero tolerance and from anti-corruption agencies to whistleblowing, the Dictionary provides explanations of over 300 key terms, events and case studies.Trade ReviewThe go-to resource for anyone in this field. -- Delia Ferreira Rubio, Chair, Transparency International
£75.00
Agenda Publishing Dictionary of Corruption
Book SynopsisWritten by an expert team, the Dictionary of Corruption is a comprehensive resource for students, academics, practitioners and professionals. It establishes a common interpretation of the language and terminology in the field of corruption and anti-corruption studies. From bribery to Watergate, amakudari to zero tolerance and from anti-corruption agencies to whistleblowing, the Dictionary provides explanations of over 300 key terms, events and case studies.Trade ReviewThe go-to resource for anyone in this field. -- Delia Ferreira Rubio, Chair, Transparency International
£23.44
Berghahn Books Raccomandazione: Clientelism and Connections in
Book Synopsis The issue of patronage-clientelism has long been of interest in the social sciences. Based on long-term ethnographic research in southern Italy, this book examines the concept and practice of raccomandazione: the omnipresent social institution of using connections to get things done. Viewing the practice both from an indigenous perspective – as a morally ambivalent social fact – and considering it in light of the power relations that position southern Italy within the nesting relations of global Norths and Souths, it builds on and extends past scholarship to consider the nature of patronage in a contemporary society and its relationship to corruption.Table of Contents Preface to the English Edition Acknowledgments Introduction: The Art of Raccomandazione Chapter 1. The Ethnographic Setting Chapter 2. Patronage/Clientelism: Some Theoretical Considerations Chapter 3. Toward a Poetics of Patronage Chapter 4. Raccomandazione, Tangente and Mafia: An “Amoral” Family of Genres Chapter 5. Raccomandazione, Class Relations and the Southern Question Chapter 6. Employing the ‘Little Shove’: Raccomandazione and Work Chapter 7. “We’re not Uganda, but Almost”: Raccomandazione and Southern Italian Identity Conclusion: Raccomandazione and the Bourgeois-Liberal World Order Epilogue: What Happened When They Read What I Wrote: Mediterranean Clientelism and Corruption Revisited Glossary Bibliography Index
£89.10
Lexington Books The End of Corruption and Impunity
Book SynopsisThe End of Corruption and Impunity advances a novel idea: it is feasible to limit the corruption that plagues the efforts of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and activists working to end poverty and advance human rights in developing regions of the world. Using a mixed methods approach, this book analyzes the problem of corruption and specific factors contributing to corruption, offering a direct, effective solution, that could be adopted by the international community. Yeh suggests a system designed to restore accountability in dysfunctional domestic criminal justice systems, by implementing a powerful Anticorruption Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (APUNCAC). This treaty would establish a body of United Nations (UN) inspectors to conduct investigations into allegations of corruption, create dedicated anti-corruption courts, implement aggressive measures to fight money laundering, and provide incentives for private parties to pursue civil actions when they have knowledge of corruption. Using the International Criminal Court (ICC) as precedent, Yeh argues that an international treaty is a promising approach for addressing the governmental impunity that prevails in developing nations—impunity that undermines efforts to reduce poverty, promote development, and restore human rights. This book would be of interest to students and scholars interested in international law, international criminal justice, and political science.Trade ReviewThis book extensively examines the consequences of corruption and failures of established anticorruption strategy, with the use of illustrative cases. It convincingly develops a much-needed model international treaty – that can become a reality like the International Criminal Court – to finally stamp out corruption. -- Danny Singh, Teesside UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1: The Locust EffectChapter 2: Ending CorruptionChapter 3: Ending ImpunityChapter 4: Corruption and the Drug WarChapter 5: Corruption and InsurgencyChapter 6: Six TheoriesChapter 7: The World Bank/IMF ViewChapter 8: Systemic CorruptionChapter 9: Ending Money LaunderingChapter 10: Six Case ExamplesChapter 11: Treble DamagesChapter 12: Treaty ManagementChapter 13: ComplementarityChapter 14: Why Would Leaders and States Agree?
£86.40
Agenda Publishing The Money Laundering Market: Regulating the
Book SynopsisGlobal money laundering transactions are estimated to be $3.5 trillion annually. Although global spending on anti-money laundering compliance was more than $8 billion in 2017, with most countries having adopted anti-money laundering measures, less than 1 per cent of illicit financial flows are seized by authorities. This collection of essays takes an integrated look at money laundering and the challenges facing regulators in the digital age. The contributors examine the opportunities for money laundering presented by the emergence of new payment methods, such as crowdfunding and mobile payment services, the largely unregulated financial services sector of hedge funds, private equity funds and derivatives, the explosion of online gambling, and the rise of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. The essays show how the anonymity, irreversibility and instantaneous nature of these online transactions, outside of the traditional banking system, make them ideally suited to hide, launder and move criminal revenues. While highlighting the challenges these digital technologies present, each essay also considers some of the tools regulators have and can use to close down the opportunities for money laundering that continues to keep crime profitable and illegal activities funded.Table of ContentsPart I: Money Laundering 1. An Introduction to the challenges of money laundering Svenja Berg, Deutsche Bank and Killian J. McCarthy, University of Groningen 2. Who runs the laundry? Killian J. McCarthy 3. Money laundering regulation in the European Union Leonardo Borlini, Bocconi University and Franne Jelske Anema, University of Groningen Part II: The weak links in the anti-money laundering chain 4. The shadow banking system Ulrich Andreas Zanconato, ING, Brussels 5. Money laundering, sports betting and gambling Pim Verschuuren, Institut de Relations Internationales, France Part III: Digital currencies 6. Bitcoin and money laundering: mining for an effective solution Danton Bryans, Brannon Sowers & Cracraft, USA and Franne Jelske Anema 7. Cryptocurrency, blockchain and crime Lennart Ante, Blockchain Research Lab 8. Using blockchain technology for the prevention of criminal activity Fred Steinmetz, University of Hamburg
£75.00
De Gruyter Corruption at the Grassroots-level – Between
Book SynopsisA Very Short History of Corruption Research and a List of What We Should Aim ForTable of ContentsGuest Editorial: Lambsdorff, Johann Graf, Günther G. Schulze What Can We Know About Corruption? A Very Short History of Corruption Research and a List of What We Should Aim For Original Papers: De Rosa, Donato, Nishaal Gooroochurn, Holger Görg: Corruption and Productivity: Firm-level Evidence Ivlevs, Artjoms, Timothy Hinks: Bribing Behaviour and Sample Selection: Evidence from Post-Socialist Countries and Western Europe Liu, Qijun, Yaping Peng: Determinants of Willingness to Bribe: Micro Evidence from the Educational Sector in China Gouda, Moamen, Sang-Min Park: Religious Loyalty and Acceptance of Corruption Li, Sha, Christoph Bühren, Björn Frank, Haiying Qin: Group Decision Making in a Corruption Experiment: China and Germany Compared Khachatryan, Elina, Sebastian Kube, Björn Vollan: Mitigating Extortive Corruption? Experimental Evidence
£59.24
