White-Collar Crime and Criminal Careers (Cambridge Studies in Criminology) - Softcover

Weisburd, David; Waring, Elin; Chayet, Ellen F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521777631 ISBN 13: 9780521777636

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2001

Synopsis

Studies of the criminal career to date have focused on common criminals and street crime; criminologists have overlooked the careers of white-collar offenders. David Weisburd and Elin Waring offer here the first detailed examination of the criminal careers of people convicted of white-collar crimes. Weisburd and Waring uncover some surprising findings, which upset common wisdom about white-collar criminals. Their findings illustrate the misplaced emphasis of previous scholarship in focusing on the categorical distinctions between criminals and noncriminals.

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Review:

"...a well-argued research monograph...insightful book...the monograph makes a valuable contribution to the understanding of white-collar crime...White-Collar Crime and Criminal Careers makes an important contribution to our understanding of white-collar crime and would make a worthwhile addition to any criminologist's library. The monograph challenges many common conceptions about white-collar offenders and provides a unique and informative picture of the criminal careers of white-collar offenders." Contemporary Sociology

"significant contribution to the literature that focuses on the many varieties of white-collar offenses commited by individuals across categories of social status." The Law and Politics Book Review Nov 2001

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0521777631
• ISBN 13: 9780521777636
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208