White-Collar Crime:

When does cutting corners in pursuit of corporate profit become a crime? When should the misdeeds of government officials warrant a prison sentence? This lucid introduction to the notoriously complex problem of white-collar crime provides students with a set of tools for exploring the abuse of corporate and government power.  

This student-friendly text: 
   
● Covers the gamut of corporate crimes and government malfeasance.
● Accessibly introduces theoretical concepts.
● Includes both classic case studies and contemporary examples.
● Documents the devastating impact of white-collar crime.
● Discusses the dilemmas of regulatory reform and ways to prevent white-collar crime.

For students, the result is a critical approach to separating right from wrong and lawful from illegal in the gray areas of professional and civic life.