White-Collar Crime in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century Britain
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2021
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-08304-9 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-08304-9 (ISBN)
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'.
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 | 03.08.2021 |
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Reihe/Serie | Routledge Studies in Modern British History |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 226 g |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte | |
Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-032-08304-2 / 1032083042 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-08304-9 / 9781032083049 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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