Crimes of the Middle Classes: White-Collar Offenders in the Federal Courts

by Elin Waring, Stanton Wheeler, David Weisburd

Book Overview

White-collar criminals are often assumed to be wealthy and powerful individuals who receive lenient treatment from the courts. This book--a major study of convicted white-collar offenders in America--provides a radically different portrait of these criminals and their punishments. Weisburd, Wheeler, Waring, and bode argue that the majority of white-collar criminals come from the middle classes and that judges often punish wrongdoers of higher status...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300059469
• ISBN13: 9780300059465
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

A Review of Crimes of the Middle Class

This book is an excellent resource for all individuals who are affilitated with law enforcement and or the Criminal Justice System. It allows for an indepth view and explanation of white collar crimes and their diverse nature. This collaborative project gave and excellent look at the criminal justice process from start to finish regarding the conviction and actual sentencing of these offenders. One of the most important aspects of this literary work is the fact that it actually attempts to profile the average white collar criminal. Overall, I feel that this book should act as a benchmark for those white collar crime scholars who want to further expand the general understanding of who these white collar criminals are and how they make their living through scams.