Criminology on Trump

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Criminology on Trump is a criminological investigation of the world’s most successful outlaw, Donald J. Trump. Over the course of five decades, Donald Trump has been accused of sexual assault, tax evasion, money laundering, non-payment of employees, and the defrauding of tenants, customers, contractors, investors, bankers, and charities. Yet, he has continued to amass wealth and power. In this book, criminologist and social historian Gregg Barak asks why and how? This book examines how the United States precariously maintains stability through conflict in which groups with competing interests and opposing visions struggle for power, negotiate rule breaking, and establish criminal justice. While primarily focused on Trump’s developing character over three quarters of a century, it is also an inquiry into the changing cultural character and social structure of American society. It explores the ways in which both crime and crime control are socially constructed in relation to a changing political economy. An accessible and compelling read, this book is essential for all those who seek a criminological understanding of Donald Trump’s rise to power. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents About the author Introduction PART ONE In advance of the presidency 1 Family dynamics, privileged disadvantages, and coming of age 2 A lifetime of deviance, deception, and dishonesty, 1970–2016 3 Weaponizing the law, litigation, and legality PART TWO Squandering the presidency 4 Campaigns and policies of adversity, harmfulness, and divisiveness 5 A sinkhole of organizational corruption 6 State-organized abuses of power and obstruction of justice 7 Pardons, prosecutions, and the politics of punishment PART THREE Following the presidency 8 Insurrection, divided selves, and the aftermath of a failed coup Epilogue A Trump bibliography Name index Subject index