The themed section of this issue, How corrupt is Britain?, is guest edited by David Whyte.
The articles, based on a conference held at the University of Liverpool in May 2013, include David Beetham on rethinking the concept of corruption and offering a new definition; Joanna Gilmore and Waqas Tufail exploring radical alternatives to police corruption and Steve Tombs discussing corporate theft and fraud.
In the topical and comment section, Heather Powell asks if corporations can be held accountable for the global antibiotics health crisis; Emma Murray examines the way veterans are dealt with in the criminal justice system and Malcolm Torry questions whether the benefits system is just and considers the part it plays in crime creation.
In this edition
David Whyte and Arianna Silvestri introduce this issue of cjm
By David Whyte and Arianna Silvestri
David Beetham suggests that we need to rethink the concept and offers a new definition
By David Beetham
Stuart Wilks-Heeg discusses why party funding reform has failed to allay concern about possible corruption
By Stuart Wilks-Heeg
Joanna Gilmore and Waqas Tufail consider radical alternatives to official mechanisms for holding corrupt officers to account
By Joanna Gilmore and Waqas Tufail
David Whyte explores recent revelations of collusion between construction companies and the police
By David Whyte
Steve Tombs discusses the latest chapter in a long history of financial services frauds
By Steve Tombs
Prem Sikka shows how a tax avoidance industry has facilitated the corporate capture of UK policymaking
By Prem Sikka
Can corporations be held socially accountable for the growing global antibiotics health crisis? asks Heather Powell
By Heather Powell
Emma Murray examines how this group is perceived and dealt with
By Emma Murray
Kevin Albertson, Chris Fox and Kevin Wong consider social justice alternatives to imprisonment
By Kevin Albertson, Chris Fox and Kevin Wong
Marian Duggan and Vicky Heap cast a critical eye over the policy connections
By Marian Duggan and Vicky Heap
Tony Murphy points to a lack of investigation into academic misconduct and fraud
By Tony Murphy
Malcolm Torry asks whether our benefits system is just and what part it plays in crime creation
By Malcolm Torry
