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TY - CHAP
T1 - Blackmail
AU - Francis, Brian Joseph
AU - Peelo, Moira
AU - Soothill, Keith
PY - 2016/5/26
Y1 - 2016/5/26
N2 - Blackmail is a term that is widely known through fiction and popular culture as an illegal means of gaining money or leverage by threats to reveal knowledge. Criminologically and legally, however, its meaning is contentious, reflected in how it has different meanings in different jurisdictions. Definitions are contested: there is an underlying debate about whether it should be seen as a criminal or moral offence; and furthermore, if seen as criminal, distinctions between blackmail and other crimes (e.g. extortion) are not always clear. International data is hard to compare because its collection reflects these differences of viewpoint and meaning. Data sources exist but tend to encompass extortion as well as blackmail. Popular representations of blackmail are illustrative of ‘reputational’ blackmail and contempt for blackmailers.
AB - Blackmail is a term that is widely known through fiction and popular culture as an illegal means of gaining money or leverage by threats to reveal knowledge. Criminologically and legally, however, its meaning is contentious, reflected in how it has different meanings in different jurisdictions. Definitions are contested: there is an underlying debate about whether it should be seen as a criminal or moral offence; and furthermore, if seen as criminal, distinctions between blackmail and other crimes (e.g. extortion) are not always clear. International data is hard to compare because its collection reflects these differences of viewpoint and meaning. Data sources exist but tend to encompass extortion as well as blackmail. Popular representations of blackmail are illustrative of ‘reputational’ blackmail and contempt for blackmailers.
KW - blackmail
KW - extortion
KW - culture
KW - economic
KW - law
KW - crime
U2 - 10.1093/OBO/97801953966070199
DO - 10.1093/OBO/97801953966070199
M3 - Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
BT - Oxford Bibliographies Online
A2 - Huebner, Beth
PB - Oxford University Press
CY - New York
ER -