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Compliance: Regulation and Environment »

Authors: Bridget M. Hutter
ISBN-13: 9780198264750, ISBN-10: 0198264755
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: August 1997
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Bridget M. Hutter

London School of Economics

Book Synopsis

The concept of compliance is central to government attempts to regulate economic activities. In this volume Hutter investigates the notion of compliance in two areas of vital importance to our everyday lives, namely occupational health and safety, and the environment. Hutter provides a snapshot view of the work of field-level inspectors and in doing so is able to provide insights into the broader factors which influence regulation and its definition at the everyday level, adding to our understanding of an ill-defined area of criminal law and social control.

	List of Tables
	List of Figures
	Abbreviations
	Table of Statutes
	Table of Statutory Instruments, Cases and Tribunal
Pt. 1	Setting the Scene	1
1	Organizing Themes and Concepts	3
2	The Health and Safety Executive	21
Pt. 2	Defining Compliance	65
3	The Legal and Administrative Framework	67
4	The Working Definition of Compliance	80
Pt. 3	Monitoring Compliance	105
5	Inspectors Take the Initiative: Proactive Methods	107
6	Responding to Complaints and Accidents: Reactive Enforcement Methods	127
Pt. 4	Interactions Between Inspectors and the Regulated	155
7	Whose Compliance?	157
8	Compliance as a Process of Enforcement	195
Pt. 5	Conclusion	235
9	Conclusion	237
	Appendix: The Organization of Data Collection	249
	Bibliography	257
	Author Index	269
	Subject Index	271