White-collar crime : an opportunity perspective

Benson, Michael L. (Author). Simpson, Sally S. (Added Author).

Summary: This book is designed to provide college students with an introduction to the study of white-collar crime. It analyzes this topic from the perspective of opportunity theory, which is growing in popularity in criminology and criminal justice, and this book presents the first attempt to apply it systematically to white-collar/corporate crime.

Record details

ISBN: 9780415956642 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780415956635 (hardback)
ISBN: 0415956633 (hardback)
ISBN: 0415956641 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780203880432 (e-book)
ISBN: 0203880439 (e-book)
Physical Description: print
xii, 240 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-236) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

What is white-collar crime? -- Who is the white-collar offender? -- Explaining white-collar crime : traditional criminological theories -- The nature of white-collar crime : opportunities and techniques -- Opportunity and white-collar property crimes -- Opportunity and corporate violence -- The symbolic construction of opportunity -- The social distribution of opportunity : race, gender, and class -- Control, prevention, and opportunity -- Opportunities and the future of white-collar crime.