Encyclopedia of white-collar & corporate crime [electronic resource] /
general editor, Lawrence M. Salinger.
- Thousand Oaks, [Calif.] ; London : SAGE, c2005.
- 1 online resource (2 v. (xxviii, 974 p.)) : ill., ports.
"A Sage reference publication."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The term 'white-collar crime' was coined by a sociologist in 1939 & refers to the incidence of crime rather than to any specific category of offenses. With over 500 entries, this encyclopedia attempts to chart the extent & variegation of crime that is not borne from poverty.
Specialized.
9781412914260 (ebook) : No price
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