White-Collar Crime and Criminal Careers

Zusammenfassung This is the first detailed examination of the criminal careers of people convicted of white collar crimes. It is important both because it examines an area of study ignored by others! and because by so doing we are led to new and interesting ideas about white collar crime! criminality and criminal careers. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. White collar crime and criminal careers; 2. Dimensions of official criminal careers; 3. Crimes of crisis and opportunity; 4. Chronic offenders; 5. Prison sanctions and criminal careers; 6. Understanding recidivism; 7. Conclusions; Appendix A. Description of statutory offenses; Appendix B. Comparison of the Wheeler et al. and the current sample; Notes; References.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Ellen F. Chayet, Chayet Ellen F., Weisburd David, Elin Waring, Waring Elin, David Weisburd, David (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) W Weisburd, David Waring Weisburd, Weisburd David
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 26.02.2001
• EAN: 9780521771627
• ISBN: 978-0-521-77162-7
• Seiten: 208
• Serien: Cambridge Studies in Criminolo; Cambridge Studies in Criminology
• Themen: Sachbuch > Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft > Politik; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology