White-Collar and Corporate Crime

ISBN-13: 9780190219284 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 176 str.

Gilbert Geis; Henry N. Pontell

Opis

In this brief, accessible text, Gilbert Geis provides a thorough overview of white-collar crime. Geis opens with a summary of the field's development and the recognition of white-collar crime as an area worthy of study. He then discusses the fascinating history of white-collar crime, examines the phenomenon of corporate crime, and explores the definitions of these crimes and the theories used to explain them.
About the Series
Keynotes in Criminology and Criminal Justice, edited by Henry N. Pontell, provides essential knowledge on important contemporary matters of crime, law, and justice to a broad audience of readers. Volumes are written by leading scholars in that area. Concise, accessible, and affordable, these texts are designed to serve either as primers around which courses can be built or as supplemental books for a variety of courses.

Recenzje

In this concise but compelling volume, Gilbert Geis takes us on a fascinating and informative tour of the development of white-collar theory and research. Wonderfully crafted, White-Collar and Corporate Crime is an essential resource for scholars and an ideal supplement for a range of criminology courses.

O autorze

Gilbert Geis was Professor Emeritus of Criminology, Law, and Society at the University of California, Irvine. Series Editor Henry N. Pontell is a Distinguished Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of The City University of New York.