Table Of Content1. Introduction 2. Crimes Against Consumers 3. Unsafe Products 4. Environmental Crime 5. Institutional Corruption: Mass Media and Religion 6. Securities Fraud 7. Corporate Fraud 8. Fiduciary Fraud: Crime in the Banking, Insurance, and Pension Fund Industries 9. Crimes by the Government 10. Corruption of Public Officials 11. Medical Crime 12. Computer Crime 13. Conclusions
SynopsisFor courses in criminal justice, white-collar crime, criminology, law & society, social problems, and American culture. A lively storytelling approach to white-collar crime Witty and engaging, Profit Without Honor: White-Collar Crime and the Looting of America paints a vivid picture of white -collar crime in the US today. Exposing discrepancies between personal gain and individual integrity, the authors examine high- profile cases, trends in criminal activity, and the victims and consequences of criminal behaviors. Colorful anecdotes and statistics spark interest and motivate students to keep reading. The 7th edition addresses dramatic new developments in the study of white-collar crime since the last edition, including dozens of cases of corporate and governmental abuses of power in our modern era., For courses in criminal justice, white-collar crime, criminology, law & society, social problems, and American culture. A lively storytelling approach to white-collar crime Witty and engaging, Profit Without Honor: White-Collar Crime and the Looting of America paints a vivid picture of white¿-collar crime in the US today. Exposing discrepancies between personal gain and individual integrity, the authors examine high-¿profile cases, trends in criminal activity, and the victims and consequences of criminal behaviors. Colorful anecdotes and statistics spark interest and motivate students to keep reading. The 7th edition addresses dramatic new developments in the study of white-collar crime since the last edition, including dozens of cases of corporate and governmental abuses of power in our modern era.