Preventing Corruption: Investigation, Enforcement and Governance (Crime Prevention and Security Management) - Hardcover

Brooks, G.; Walsh, D.; Lewis, C.; Kim, H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1137023856 ISBN 13: 9781137023858

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

Synopsis

This book reveals the extent, types, investigation, enforcement and governance of international corruption. Providing a unique international coverage, it reveals the limits of current anti-corruption strategies and explores the involvement of western democratic states in corruption.

About this title

About the Author:

Graham Brooks is Professor in Criminology at Wolverhampton University, School of Law, Social Sciences and Communications, UK.

David Walsh is Assistant Head, School of Law and Criminology, University of Derby, UK.

Chris Lewis, Senior Research Fellow and Visiting Professor, Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK.

Hakkyong Kim, Professor, Department of Police Administration, Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea.

Review:

"Preventing Corruption is a wide ranging and ambitious book which offers a concise and articulate insight into the world of corruption. The book draws upon a range of local and global sources to provide a scholarly and accessible account which will prove to be an excellent resource for students, researchers and practitioners." - Philip Hodgson, Nottingham Trent University, UK

"...this is a highly readable contribution to the criminology and political economy literatures? the book clearly presents the authors' key arguments in a cohesive and readable fashion. It is commendable for its suitability to both scholars and practitioners alike." - Ainsley D. Elbra, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1137023856
• ISBN 13: 9781137023858
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 222