In exploring the control of State crime in western democracies, the book provides the necessary data for a comparative analysis of State crime and its control. The book includes case studies and historically-framed discussions of the most frequent expressions of state criminality and the various reactive attempts to control and regulate such behavior. The authors point out that the problem of controlling State crime has to do with reward and punishment structures endemic to the political economy of development and that mechanisms of internal control available to the State include special prosecutors, control bodies, and legislative inquiries. In addition, the authors note that the problem of controlling State crime is related at least in part to the inability to separate the State and the Government. Structural changes are recommended that emphasize social rights and institutional reforms in both legislative and judicial bodies. References and notes