White-Collar Crime in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century Britain

John Benson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

142 Seiten

2019
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-31901-1 (ISBN)

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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 Jesse Varley (1869-1929), who embezzled more than £80,000 from Wolverhampton's Corporation, and for a decade and more enjoyed an ostentatiously extravagant lifestyle.

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'.

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

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

Erscheinungsdatum	10.12.2019
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Studies in Modern British History
Zusatzinfo	1 Halftones, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	353 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
ISBN-10	1-138-31901-5 / 1138319015
ISBN-13	978-1-138-31901-1 / 9781138319011
Zustand	Neuware