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

Published Milton : Routledge, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (151 pages) Series Routledge Studies in Modern British History Ser Routledge Studies in Modern British History Ser Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Crime, criminals and class -- Dodgy dealing -- Crime, criminals and biography -- Jesse Varley -- Aims and issues -- Notes -- PART I: Motives -- 1. Predisposition -- Personality and predictability -- Convict capitalists and bank clerks -- Jesse Varley -- Work, marriage and a partner in crime? -- Not proven -- Notes -- 2. Ambition -- Drive, determination and greed -- Rejection and revenge -- The officer in charge -- Ambition, rejection and redirection Criminal spending and criminal motivation -- Notes -- 3. Opportunity -- Explanation and exculpation -- Expansion and accountability -- Cash and concealment -- Sitting on a volcano -- A perfect storm -- Notes -- PART II: Methods -- 4. Deceit and display -- Wine, women and song -- Trust, acceptance and respectability -- Religion and reassurance -- A double life -- The public and the private -- Notes -- PART III: Retribution -- 5. Arrest and prosecution -- Their just deserts -- Grave charges -- The assizes -- Varley's vanity -- Justice done -- Notes -- 6. Punishment and rehabilitation Prejudice and prurience -- Gentleman convicts -- Penal servitude -- Release -- Release, respectability and trust -- Notes -- 7. Recidivism and reconviction -- Selfishness and selflessness -- A tale of two sons -- Prison, prejudice and possibilities -- Particularly cruel -- Rehabilitation and non-rehabilitation -- Notes -- PART IV: Repercussions -- 8. Shame, blame and reform -- Evidence and extrapolation -- Families, fissures and connections -- Plausible swindlers -- Free and easy -- Notes -- Conclusion -- Note -- Select bibliography -- Index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Varley, Jesse, 1869-1929 White collar crimes -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century White collar crimes -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century Corporations -- Corrupt practices White collar crimes Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2019033021 ISBN 9780429844805 0429844808 9780429844799 0429844794 9780429844782 0429844786 9780429454134 0429454139

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