Corporate Crime, Law, and Social Control

Cambridge Studies in Criminology

by Sally S. Simpson

Why do corporations comply with the law? When companies violate the law, what kinds of interventions are most apt to return them to compliant status? The purpose of this book is to examine whether a shift toward the use of criminal law with its emphasis on punishment and stigmatization will be a successful crime control strategy. The author reviews whether current legal systems based in criminal, civil, and regulatory law "deter" corporate crime. She concludes that strict criminalization models that rely on punishments will not yield sufficiently high levels of compliance.

196 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting book. It was hard to get started but it gained momentum near the end. I’m really curious as to how the results would differ if the audience wasn’t primarily white or American. I would think there would be drastic cultural differences especially in regards to shame. Middle eastern cultures view shame completely different than Americans. Either way, thought provoking book.