John Benson

White-Collar Crime in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century Britain (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book throws new light on white-collar crime, criminals and criminality in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Britain. It does so by considering the life of one man, Jesse Varley (1869-1929), who embezzled more than £80,000 from Wolverhampton Corporation, and for a decade and more enjoyed an ostentatiously extravagant lifestyle. He was discovered, and despite serving a period of penal servitude, he turned again to white-collar crime (this time in Sheffield). Sentenced again to penal servitude, he died a few years later in Liverpool in what were said to be 'very poor circumstances'.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429844805
• Artikelnr.: 58352435

Autorenporträt

John Benson is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Wolverhampton, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I: Motives
1. Predisposition
2. Ambition
3. Opportunity
Part II: Methods
4. Deceit and display
Part III: Retribution
5. Arrest and prosecution
6. Punishment and rehabilitation
7. Recidivism and reconviction
Part IV: Repercussions
8. Shame, blame and reform
Conclusion