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UNINA9910809911803321 |
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Autore |
Weisburd David |
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White-collar crime and criminal careers / / David Weisburd, Elin Waring with Ellen F. Chayet [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001 |
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1-107-11938-3 |
1-280-42947-X |
0-511-17361-X |
0-511-04079-2 |
0-511-15274-4 |
0-511-32504-5 |
0-511-49952-3 |
0-511-04957-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvii, 189 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Cambridge studies in criminology |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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White collar crimes |
Commercial criminals |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-182) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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White-collar crime and criminal careers -- Dimensions of official criminal careers -- Crimes of crisis and opportunity -- Chronic offenders -- Prison sanctions and criminal careers -- Understanding recidivism -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Detailed information about the sample -- Appendix B: The imprisonment model. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Studies of the criminal career to date have focused on common criminals and street crime; criminologists have overlooked the careers of white-collar offenders. David Weisburd and Elin Waring offer here the first detailed examination of the criminal careers of people convicted of white-collar crimes. Weisburd and Waring uncover some surprising findings, which upset common wisdom about white-collar criminals. Many scholars have assumed that white-collar criminals are unlikely to have multiple or long records or repeat offenses. As the authors demonstrate, a significant number of white-collar criminals have numerous brushes with the law and their careers show marked |
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