Understanding the seriousness of corporate crime: Some lessons for the new 'corporate manslaughter' offence

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-164

  Almond, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate manslaughter; Public perceptions; Seriousness

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349105848     PISSN: 17488958     EISSN: 17488966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748895809102550     Document Type: Article

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