White-collar Crime

Michael Benson

White-collar Crime
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Country
United States
Published
1 September 2008
Pages
120
ISBN
9780791094136

White-collar Crime

Michael Benson

The term ‘white-collar crime’ refers to crimes committed by people in respectable social and professional positions, who commit a crime in the course of doing their job or by using the advantage of their position. The crimes perpetrated are generally nonviolent, occur in commercial or business settings, and are intended solely to generate an illicit profit.
White-Collar Crime
explains the common types of crime committed, ranging from simple fraud to embezzling to insider trading, notes the famous cases, and discusses how law enforcement agencies identify and fight these crimes.The chapters include: History of White-Collar Crime; ABSCAM: How to Catch White-Collar Criminals; Crimes Against Consumers; Computer Crimes and I.D. Theft; and, Insider Trading and the Strange Case of Martha Stewart.

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