Overview

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.

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Author:   Gilbert Geis (Professor Emeritus of Criminology, Law, and & Society, Professor Emeritus of Criminology, Law, and & Society, University of California, Irvine) ,  Henry N. Pontell (Distinguished Professor, Distinguished Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice at The City University of New York)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 20.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 13.70cm
Weight:   0.204kg
ISBN:  

9780190219284

ISBN 10:   0190219289
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   26 November 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Acknowledgments: About the Author: 1. Enter ""White-Collar Crime"" 2. Historical Perspectives Staving Off Starvation Greece: The Roman Empire: Judeo-Christian Precepts: Forestalling, Regrating, and Engrossing The Muckrakers 3. Corporate Crime The Background The South Sea Bubble Case Railroads and Reforms Enforcement Patterns Occupational Danger: The Moeves Case Corporate Corruption: The Enron/Andersen Case The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Corporate Governance Research and Corporate Crime Summing Up 4. Definitions and Theories Defining White-Collar Crime Edwin H. Sutherland (1939a): Edwin H. Sutherland (1939b): Edwin H. Sutherland (1945): Edwin H. Sutherland (1948): Edwin H. Sutherland (1949a): Edwin H. Sutherland (1949b): The Backlash Frank Hartung/Ernest Burgess (1950): Paul W. Tappan (1947): Vilhelm Aubert (1952): Robert G. Caldwell (1958): Herbert Edelhertz (1970): Harold Pepinsky (1974): Leonard Orland (1980): The Yale Law School Project (1982-1991): Susan Shapiro (1990): White-Collar Crime Theory Edwin H. Sutherland (1939): James W. Coleman (1987): Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi (1990): Neal Shover and Andy Hochstetler (2006): End notes: Index:"

Reviews

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. * Francis T. Cullen, University of Cincinnati * The late Gil Geis, a pioneer in the study of white-collar crime, has bequeathed this wonderful book to a new generation of scholars. With his typical historical reach, penetrating insight, and engaging style, Geis has provided a compelling overview of elite criminality that will inspire many to continue on the course that he charted. * Peter Grabosky, Australian National University *

The late Gil Geis, a pioneer in the study of white-collar crime, has bequeathed this wonderful book to a new generation of scholars. With his typical historical reach, penetrating insight, and engaging style, Geis has provided a compelling overview of elite criminality that will inspire many to continue on the course that he charted. Peter Grabosky, Australian National University 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. Francis T. Cullen, University of Cincinnati

Author Information

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, City University of New York.

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