Special sensitivity? [[electronic resource] ] : the white-collar offender in prison / / William A. Stadler

• Autore: Stadler William Andrew <1978->
• Pubblicazione: El Paso, AR, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (183 p.)
• Disciplina: 365/.60973
• Soggetto topico: White collar crimes - United States; Sentences (Criminal procedure) - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; List of Tables; Chapter 1: The White-Collar Crime Problem; Chapter 2: Understanding White-Collar Crime; Chapter 3: Exploring the Special Sensitivity Hypothesis; Chapter 4: The White-Collar Inmate Experience; Chapter 5: Questioning the Special Sensitivity Hypothesis; Chapter 6: The Future of White-Collar Offender Sentencing; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Despite recent increases in incarceration for white-collar offenders, little is known about their prison experiences or how they adjust to imprisonment. In the justice system a view has prevailed that white-collar offenders have a "special sensitivity" to imprisonment-that they are more susceptible to the pains of prison. Stadler explores this view to determine how white-collar inmates adjust to life in prison and whether they do so differently than street offenders. Evidence suggests that white-collar inmates are no more likely to experience negative prison adjustment than street offenders, a
• Titolo autorizzato: Special sensitivity
• ISBN: 1-59332-613-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785952003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship