NCJ Number
39155
Editor(s)
G GEIS
Date Published
1968
Length
460 pages
Annotation
THIS ANTHOLOGY OF 32 REPRINTED ARTICLES INCLUDES MAJOR CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY STUDIES OF CRIMES COMMITTED IN THE UPPER ECHELONS OF SOCIETY, AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT THEORETICAL WRITINGS ON THE SUBJECT.
Abstract
THE AREAS COVERED INCLUDE THE DEFINITION AND NATURE OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME, CONTROVERSY REGARDING THE CONCEPT OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME, AND WHITE COLLAR EXPLOITATION AND ITS VICTIMS. THE READINGS ON WHITE COLLAR OFFENSES AND THE LEGAL PROCESS DEAL PRIMARILY WITH THE DELINEATION, PROCESSING, AND TREATMENT OF WHITE COLLAR OFFENSES AND INCLUDE MATERIAL FROM CULTURES OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES. CONSIDERATION OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF WHITE COLLAR CRIMINALITY COVER OFFENSES COMMITTED IN THE CORPORATE, BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL, AND PROFESSIONAL REALMS. READINGS WERE SELECTED FOR INCLUSION WHICH CONTAINED EMPIRICAL MATERIAL DERIVED FROM THE STUDY OF ONE OR ANOTHER ASPECT OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME. PRIORITY WAS ALSO GIVEN TO SYSTEMATIC INQUIRIES, PARTICULARLY WHEN THEY PROCEEDED FROM ONE OR SEVERAL HYPOTHESES. A FOUR PAGE LIST OF SELECTED REFERENCES IS PROVIDED ALONG WITH AN INDEX....ELW