White-Collar and Corporate Crime (Keynotes Criminology Criminal Justice) - Softcover

Geis, Gilbert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0190219289 ISBN 13: 9780190219284

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2015

Synopsis

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. Each volume is written by a leading scholar 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.

About this title

Review:

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)

About the Author:

Gilbert Geis was Professor Emeritus of Criminology, Law, and Society at the University of California, Irvine. Series EditorHenry N. Pontell is a Distinguished Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of The City University of New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0190219289
• ISBN 13: 9780190219284
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176