Defending White Collar Crime (Paperback)

Kenneth Mann

ISBN 10: 0300043686 / ISBN 13: 9780300043686

Published by Yale University Press, New haven, 1985

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Paperback. The first inside look at how the elite white-collar crime defense bar goes about its work. Mann's book reveals that these lawyers see their main task as controlling information about their clients, especially the flow of harmful information to government investigators. As both lawyer and sociologist, Mann was able to gain access only rarely available to scholars. His book raises important questions for the bar and for the administration of justice. "A pioneering study. . . . This is a splendid book. I think it is destined to become the classic study of the white-collar crime defense bar." George C. Kiser, Social Science Quarterly "An excellent introduction to white-collar criminal defense for practitioners, law students, and potential clients. . . . I would make this book required reading for all prosecutors."Lawrence B. Pedowitz, former federal prosecutor, Legal Times of New York "Analytical, detailed, well illustrated, and an authoritative portrait of American white-collar crime attorneys at work."M. David Ermann, Contemporary Sociology "Sheds light on some of the most fundamental ethical questions that can arise in law practice. For this reason, [Mann's] book is not only a significant contribution to the sociology of the legal profession, but a sociological study with special value for lawyers."Ted Schneyer, American Bar Foundation Research Journal The first inside look at how the elite white-collar crime defense bar goes about its work. Mann's book reveals that these lawyers see their main task as controlling information about their clients, especially the flow of harmful information to government investigators. As both lawyer and sociologist, Mann was able to gain access only rarely available to scholars. His book raises important ethical and policy questions for the bar and for the administration of justice. "People who think our criminal system is too soft on muggers and petty thieves can learn from Mann's book how soft things get when business-class thieves are in trouble." — Michael Kinsley, Fortune Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Defending White Collar Crime (Paperback)
• Publisher: Yale University Press, New haven
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300043686
• ISBN 13: 9780300043686
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The first inside look at how the elite white-collar crime defense bar goes about its work. Mann's book reveals that these lawyers see their main task as controlling information about their clients especially the flow of harmful information to government investigators. As both lawyer and sociologist Mann was able to gain access only rarely available to scholars. His book raises important ethical and policy questions for the bar and for the administration of justice. "People who think our criminal system is too soft on muggers and petty thieves can learn from Mann's book how soft things get when business-class thieves are in trouble." -- Michael Kinsley Fortune