White-Collar Crime

Preface What's New in the Third Edition Acknowledgments Acknowledgments for the First Edition Acknowledgments for the Second Edition Acknowledgments for the Third Edition About the Author Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview of White-Collar Crime: A Systems Perspective Why Study White-Collar Crime? Researching White-Collar Crime Studying White-Collar Crime From a Scientific Perspective The Student Role in White-Collar Crime Plan for the Book Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 2. Understanding White-Collar Crime: Definitions, Extent, and Consequences White-Collar Crime: An Evolving Concept Modern Conceptualizations of White-Collar Crime Extent of White-Collar Crime Consequences of White-Collar Crime Public Attitudes Toward White-Collar Crime Characteristics of White-Collar Offenders Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 3. Crime in Sales-Related Occupations: A Systems Perspective Employee Theft in the Retail System Crime in the Entertainment Services System Fraud in the Sales/Service System Crime in the Insurance System Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 4. Crime in the Health Care System Fraud by Doctors Telemedicine Fraud Fraud by Pharmacists Drug Use by Pharmacists Sexual Abuse Elder Abuse by Health Care Workers Home Health Care Fraud Durable Medical Equipment Fraud Medical Malpractice Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 5. Crime in Systems of Social Control: White-Collar Crime in Criminal Justice, Military, and Religious Systems Crime in the Criminal Justice System Crime in the Military System Crime by Officials in the Religious System Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 6. Crime in the Political System Election Law Violations Campaign Finance Violations Political Corruption Apolitical White-Collar Crime State-Corporate Crime President Donald Trump and Crime in the Political System Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 7. Crime in the Educational System Crimes by Professionals in the Educational System Pecuniary-Oriented Offenses Sexual Harassment Sexual Abuse Disciplining Professors Operation: Varsity Blues Crimes in the Educational System by Students Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 8. Crime in the Economic System Crime in the Economic System Investment Fraud Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes Patterns Surrounding Investment Fraud Banking Fraud Mortgage Fraud Student Loan Fraud Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 9. Crime in the Cyber System Conceptualizing Crime in the Cyber System Types of Cybercrime White-Collar Cybercrime Characteristics of Cybercriminals Costs of Cybercrime Responding to Cybercrime Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 10. Crime by the Corporate System Conceptualizing Corporate Crime Types of Corporate Crime Dynamics of Corporate Offending Public Concern About Crimes by the Corporate System Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 11. Environmental Crime Conceptualizing Environmental Crime Varieties of Environmental White-Collar Crime The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Problems Addressing Environmental Crimes Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 12. Explaining White-Collar Crime Culture and White-Collar Crime Deterrence Theory/Rational Choice Theory and White-Collar Crime Strain Theory and White-Collar Crime Learning Theory and White-Collar Crime Neutralizing and Justifying White-Collar Crime Control Theory and White-Collar Crime Self-Control Theory and White-Collar Crime Routine Activities Theory and White-Collar Crime Conflict Theory and White-Collar Crime Explaining Corporate Crime Theories Ignored in the White-Collar Crime Literature Integrated Efforts to Explain White-Collar Crime Systems Theory Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 13. Policing White-Collar Crime Agencies Involved in Responding to White-Collar Crime Law Enforcement Strategies and White-Collar Crime Suggestions for Improving the Law Enforcement Response to White-Collar Crime Self-Policing and White-Collar Crime Regulatory Policing and White-Collar Crime The Global Police and White-Collar Crime Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 14. Judicial Proceedings and White-Collar Crime Types of Judicial Proceedings Responding to White-Collar Misconduct The Role of Judges in Addressing White-Collar Crime The Role of Prosecutors in Addressing White-Collar Crime The Role of Defense Attorneys in White-Collar Crime Cases Other Actors Involved in White-Collar Crime Judicial Proceedings Civil Lawsuits and White-Collar Crime Issues in White-Collar Crime Judicial Process Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 15. The Corrections Subsystem and White-Collar Crime Sentencing Dynamics and White-Collar Offenders The Prison Experience for White-Collar Offenders The Probation and Parole Experience for White-Collar Offenders Monetary Fines and White-Collar Offenders Alternative Sanctions and White-Collar Offenders Punishing Corporations for White-Collar Crime Reasons for Punishing White-Collar Offenders Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Glossary References Index