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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 June 2012
      14 November 2005
      ISBN:
      9780511803482
      9780521662178
      9780521665544
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511803482
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.434kg, 232 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.331kg, 232 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Criminology, Sociology
      Series:
      Cambridge Studies in Criminology
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    Subjects:
    Criminology, Sociology
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in Criminology
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    For more than three decades, rational-choice theory has reigned as the dominant approach both for interpreting crime and as underpinning for crime-control programs. Although it has been applied to an array of street crimes, white-collar crime and those who commit it have thus far received less attention. Choosing White-Collar Crime is a systematic application of rational-choice theory to problems of explaining and controlling white-collar crime. It distinguishes ordinary and upperworld white-collar crime and presents reasons theoretically for believing that both have increased substantially in recent decades. Reasons for the increase include the growing supply of white-collar lure and non-credible oversight. Choosing White-Collar Crime also examines criminal decision making by white-collar criminals and their criminal careers. The book concludes with reasons for believing that problems of white-collar crime will continue unchecked in the increasingly global economy and calls for strengthened citizen movements to rein in the increases.

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    "This well-written and well-researched book contributes to the understanding of an important neglected topic."
    -Choice

    "Choosing White-Collar Crime is a valuable book."
    -Eric R. Cheney, American Journal of Sociology

    "[...]laudable attention paid to differences in pursuing street crime vs 'suite crime.'"
    -Future Survey

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