Rothe provides us with a masterful overview of what is known and what needs to be known about crimes of states and their control. She lays out a very useful typology and an integrated theory to advance our understanding of state crime, and she delineates the nature of the challenges confronting international legal institutions. State Criminality is an essential acquisition for the library of all students of crimes of states. It is sure to be regarded as a seminal contribution to the literature in this realm. My only disappointment relating to this book is that I didn't manage to write it myself!

David O. Friedrichs, Distinguished University Fellow, University of Scranton

In light of the immense importance of this topic, this excellent book deserves the widest possible readership among criminologists and all other interest parties. Essential. Most levels/libraries.

Choice Reviews

The most comprehensive, non-ideological, and accessible introduction to the subject of state crime to date, providing both breadth and depth. Written by one of the most well known experts in the field.

Jeffrey Ian Ross, University of Baltimore