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The Weinberger Pardon: A Blow to American Justice
Craig A. GillenThis article addresses the propriety of President George Bush's, 24th December, 1992 pre‐trial pardon of former Secretary of Defense, Caspar Weinberger, an Iran/Contra defendant.
Sentencing Policy and Economic Crime
Ralph HenhamThe aim of this article is to examine those philosophical and structural factors which have been responsible for shaping sentencing policy for economic crime in the UK and to…
Electronic Transfer of Funds: Smart Cards, Internet Banking and Wireless Communications
Daniel P. MurphyCrimes are committed for personal reasons or for profit. In any crime for a profit scenario the state has an interest in removing the profit from the criminal. Drug offences…
Territoriality Versus Virtuality Versus Reality — The Dark Side of the Information Age
Wilmer ParkerWhile the Global Information Infrastructure ‘GII’ or ‘Information Superhighway’ may be touted as providing world‐wide access to information, in reality it provides world‐wide…
Formulating a New Offence of Bribery — Catching the Chimera
Tom WilliamsCorruption has plagued civilised society since its inception. Backed by man's ingenuity, it has reared its ugly head in many different guises throughout the ages. It is this…
Intrusion Detection Systems: Threats, Taxonomy, Tuning
Richard E. OverillAn intrusion is defined as any set of actions that attempts to compromise the integrity, the confidentiality, or the availability of a resource. Following the pioneering work of…
The Information Warriors
Lorenzo ValeriInformation Warfare (IW) has become today's catchphrase among Western military and political officials. It has emerged as a pressing concern because of the reliance of today's…
Management of Electronic Crime: Civil Aspects of Prevention and Containment
Amanda RydingThe purpose of this paper is to identify a number of civil considerations which may accompany electronic crime. Economic crime committed through electronic means may give rise to…
‘Dishonest and Corrupt’ Companies, Employees and Stigma Damages
Michael JeffersonIf a company becomes known as a corrupt and dishonest one with the result that employees dismissed by the company's liquidators find it more difficult than they would otherwise…
Fraudulent Arson: Operation Nero and Beyond
Michael ClarkeThe scries of trials arising out of the Metropolitan Police investigation into arson and other insurance frauds under the name Operation Nero concluded in early 1998. The central…
International Security in an Age of Choice
Lawrence FreedmanInternational security addresses questions of force: how to spot it, stop it, resist it and occasionally threaten and even use it. It considers the conditions that encourage or…
Canada: New Technological Developments to Detect Electronic Crime in the Securities Industry
John SliterTechnologically, the Canadian securities industry has become extremely complex and this has presented a serious challenge to law enforcement agencies. The industry continues to…
North America: A Perspective on the Globalisation of Organised Crime
Margaret E. BeareThere are three distinct aspects to the topic of the globalisation of organised crime. First, it allows for or creates a shared world view as to the threats and risks that…
India: Irregularities in Securities and Banking Transactions in the Indian Financial System in 1992
Jaspal SinghThe irregularities in securities and banking transactions, more popularly known as the ‘Bank Scam’ first came to public notice through an exposure by the press on 28th April…
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hybridEditors:
- Dr Li Hong Xing
- Prof Barry Rider