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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Sari KriegerPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.70cm Weight: 0.372kg ISBN: 9781793654496ISBN 10: 1793654492 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 15 April 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Introduction Chapter 1: A Summary of the Crisis Chapter 2: Blue Sky and Beyond Chapter 3: Can a Company Be the Bad Guy? Chapter 4: Justice Department Embarrassments Chapter 5: Settling for Safety Chapter 6: Case Studies from the Crisis: Potential Evidence? Chapter 7: Prosecutors’ Incentives Chapter 8: Alternative Explanations: Money in Politics Chapter 9: Alternative Explanations: Presidential Leadership Style Chapter 10: Alternative Explanations: Cultural Capture Conclusion Bibliography About the AuthorReviewsSari Krieger provides a novel analysis of prosecutorial discretion and the disincentives for prosecuting large, high-risk cases in the 2008 crisis. In contrast to conventional arguments, Incentivizing Injustice: The 2008 Financial Crisis and Prosecutorial Indiscretion examines the importance of institutional incentives in providing a robust explanation for the lack of criminalization of major executives, and in doing so, adds to our understanding of societal responses to white-collar and corporate criminality. --Henry N. Pontell, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York Sari Krieger provides a novel analysis of prosecutorial discretion and the disincentives for prosecuting large, high-risk cases in the 2008 crisis. In contrast to conventional arguments, Incentivizing Injustice: The 2008 Financial Crisis and Prosecutorial Indiscretion examines the importance of institutional incentives in providing a robust explanation for the lack of criminalization of major executives, and in doing so, adds to our understanding of societal responses to white-collar and corporate criminality. Author InformationSari Krieger Rivera is professor of political science at the University at Albany and the City University of New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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