Criminal law norms are socially derived, being constructed in political processes, but only recently has criminological research began to focus on the political construction of criminal law. There has been increasing interest in the quality of these political processes, the decisions that result, and the rationales and social forces guiding these decisions. In Constructing White-Collar Crime, Joachim J. Savelsberg, a sociologist, and Peter Br�hl, a lawyer, have provided an interdisciplinary case study of the construction ...
Read More
Criminal law norms are socially derived, being constructed in political processes, but only recently has criminological research began to focus on the political construction of criminal law. There has been increasing interest in the quality of these political processes, the decisions that result, and the rationales and social forces guiding these decisions. In Constructing White-Collar Crime, Joachim J. Savelsberg, a sociologist, and Peter Br�hl, a lawyer, have provided an interdisciplinary case study of the construction of new German laws against white-collar crime, relating their results to internationally comparative findings. The analysis is empirical; it is theoretically grounded in a sociological approach that contrasts Marxist versus pluralist or differentiation theory, and functionalist versus conflict group or action theory. The authors also analyze their findings in relation to Max Weber's theory of rationalization of law. In addition the research is methodologically innovative, introducing the technique of cognitive mapping into the study of criminal justice legislation. The book represents the authors' attempts to bridge the gap between microsociological and macrosociological approaches to the construction of criminal law. The authors analyze action rationales, communication patterns, and power structures as they play out in different stages of the law-making process: claims-making in news media; participation of scholars and practitioners in an expert commission and in parliamentary hearings; involvement of industrial lobbying groups during the drafting of the bill in the Department of Justice; and parliamentary deliberations. The analysis demonstrates the considerable weight of economic and political rationales as opposed to justice criteria in the development of criminal legislation. It also indicates that white-collar crime legislation may have counterproductive consequences. The laws are intended to increase the quality of criminal justice by criminalizing the behavior of the powerful, but the less powerful groups within the white-collar classes are more likely to feel the effects. Constructing White-Collar Crime will be of interest to students and scholars in the areas of sociology, law, and criminology.
Read Less
Add this copy of Constructing White-Collar Crime: Rationalities, to cart. $3.51, good condition, Sold by Poquette's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dewitt, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by University of Pennsylvania Press.
Edition:
1994, University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
Add this copy of Constructing White-Collar Crime: Rationalities, to cart. $3.51, good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by University of Pennsylvania Press.
Edition:
1994, University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
Add this copy of Constructing White-Collar Crime: Rationalities, to cart. $3.94, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by University of Pennsylvania Press.
Edition:
1994, University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
Add this copy of Constructing White-Collar Crime: Rationalities, to cart. $10.00, like new condition, Sold by Maxwell's House of Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from La Mesa, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Univ of Pennsylvania Pr.
Edition:
1994, University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
Add this copy of Constructing White-Collar Crime: Rationalities, to cart. $32.42, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by University of Pennsylvania Pre.
Edition:
1994, University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
Add this copy of Constructing White-Collar Crime to cart. $74.10, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 1994 by University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection.
Edition:
1994, University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
