Trusted Criminals
Subtitle: White Collar Crime in Contemporary Society
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company; Wadsworth Pub. Co.
Published: August 11, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780534505172
Subjects: Crime & criminology; United States; White Collar Crime; True Crime / Espionage; Sociology; Criminology; Forensic Science; General; White collar crimes
Description: In Trusted Criminals, David O. Friedrichs, author of numerous articles in leading criminal justice, criminology, and sociology journals, offers a comprehensive study of the world of white collar crime.

Beginning with a thorough explanation of the historical development of the concept of white collar crime, Friedrichs then draws readers deeply into this arena of crime by exploring many aspects of the subject, including alternative theories for explaining white collar crime; the role of media (and other agents) in effecting an image of white collar crime; those parties - from whistleblowers to investigative reporters - who expose such crime; the challenges involved in studying white collar crime; various forms of white collar crime - including corporate and occupational crime, governmental crime, state-corporate crime, finance crime, technocrime, and more; investigating, policing, prosecuting, defending, and adjudicating white collar crime and social policy options for responding to white collar crime.