Henry N. Pontell | Britannica

Henry N. Pontell

Contributor

Websites : Sage biography, Faculty Page, SAGE Publications

BIOGRAPHY

Henry N. Pontell is a professor of criminology, law & society and sociology at the University of California, Irvine. He contributed an article on “Mollen Commission” to SAGE Publications’ Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime (2005), and a version of this article was used for his Britannica entry on this topic.

Primary Contributions (1)

Mollen Commission

Mollen Commission, commission created by New York City Mayor David Dinkins in 1994 to assess the extent of corruption in the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Informally named for its chairman, Milton Mollen, the city’s former deputy mayor for public safety, the commission uncovered blatant…

Publications (1)

Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime (2005)

By Lawrence M. Salinger

With more than 500 entries (including up-to-date information on such high profile cases as Martha Stewart and Enron), the Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime gathers history, definitions, examples, investigation, prosecution, assessments, challenges, and projections into one definitive reference work on the topic. This two-volume encyclopedia incorporates information about a variety of white-collar crimes, and provides examples of persons, statutes, companies, and convictions. Each...