Criminal enterprise : individuals, organisations and criminal responsibility / Christopher Harding.
This is a study of agency in the field of criminal liability, considering the respective roles of individuals and organisations and the allocation of criminal responsibility to these different kinds of actor. The issue of criminal responsibility, which is informed by both the sociological analysis o...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Collumpton, Devon ; Portland, Ore. :
Willan Pub.,
2007.
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| Summary: | This is a study of agency in the field of criminal liability, considering the respective roles of individuals and organisations and the allocation of criminal responsibility to these different kinds of actor. The issue of criminal responsibility, which is informed by both the sociological analysis of conduct and by ethical considerations of responsibility, provides an important and revealing focus for discussion. Criminal Enterprise analyses criminal responsibility through three main types of organisation: corporate actors in the field of business activity, states and governments, and delinquent or criminal organisations; each of which is of contemporary significance. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 284 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-279) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781134037599 1134037597 9781843925859 1843925850 9781134037735 1134037732 9781134037667 113403766X |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |