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Since the first edition of the Encyclopedia of White Collar and Corporate Crime was produced in 2004, the number and severity of these crimes have risen to the level of calamity, so much so that many experts attribute the near-Depression of 2008 to white-collar malfeasance, namely crimes of greed and excess by bankers and financial institutions. Whether the perpetrators were prosecuted or not, white-collar and corporate crime came near to collapsing the U.S. economy. In the 7 years since the first edition was produced we have also seen the largest Ponzi scheme in history (Maddoff), an...

The study of norms and deviant behavior is central to a variety of disciplines including Sociology, Psychology, Criminology, and Criminal Justice. Social Deviance is an anthology designed to supplement traditional textbooks in these fields of study. It includes the original writings of sociologists, psychologists, criminologists, and others. The readings explain how deviance is studied, and teach students about specific behaviors that may be considered norm-violating.

Social Deviance is divided into six units: Definition and Theories of Deviance, Interpersonal and...