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Tables of Contents for The Criminal Elite
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xi
Introduction
1
15
The Nature of White-Collar Crime
2
5
Measuring White-Collar Crime
7
3
The Varieties of White-Collar Crime
10
2
Preview
12
1
Review Questions
13
1
Notes
13
3
The Crimes
16
85
Ripping Off the Company: Larceny and Embezzlement
16
4
Employee Theft
16
2
Embezzlement
18
2
Computer Crime
20
3
Fraud and Deception
23
9
False Advertising
23
2
Consumer Fraud
25
2
Fraud in the Professions
27
2
Financial Fraud
29
2
Tax Evasion
31
1
Conflicts of Interest
32
7
Conflicts of Interest in Government
33
2
Conflicts of Interest in the Professions
35
4
Bribery and Corruption
39
9
Commercial Bribery
41
2
Corruption in Criminal Justice
43
4
Political Bribery and Corruption
47
1
Manipulating the Marketplace
48
10
Unfair Busines Practices
49
3
Mergers and Acquisitions
52
1
Conspiracies
53
3
Collusion in the Professions
56
2
Violating Civil Liberties
58
10
Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
58
2
Violations of Privacy
60
4
Political Harassment and Repression
64
4
Violent White-Collar Crimes
68
16
Political Violence
68
2
Unsafe Production: Dangerous Working Conditions and Violent Environmental Crime
70
5
Unsafe Products: Violence against Consumers
75
9
A Case Study: A Financial Crime Wave
84
4
Review Questions
88
1
Notes
88
13
The Laws
101
29
Protecting Business: Embezzlement and Pilferage
102
1
Protecting Competition: Antitrust Legislation
103
5
Protecting Democracy: Fair Political Practices
108
4
Protecting the Public: Consumers, Workers, and the Environment
112
8
Corporate Criminal Responsibility: Who Can Commit a Crime?
120
2
Origins of the Laws
122
3
Review Questions
125
1
Notes
125
5
Enforcement
130
53
Self-Regulation
131
2
Government Regulation
133
11
Regulatory Agencies
134
4
The Regulatory Process
138
6
The Criminal Justice System
144
8
Law Enforcement Agencies
145
1
The Prosecutors
145
2
The Defense
147
1
The Courts
148
4
Civil Suits
152
2
The Effectiveness of Enforcement
154
4
Two Case Studies
158
7
Antitrust and the Petroleum Industry
158
4
The Rise and Fall of Michael Milken
162
3
Why Justice Fails
165
10
Two Red Herrings
166
1
Hollow Laws
167
1
The Paucity of Resources
168
2
The Personal Advantages of Privilege
170
1
The Advantages of Corporate Organization
170
1
Hidden Crimes
171
1
The Technique of Obstruction
172
1
The Corruption of Enforcement
173
2
Review Questions
175
1
Notes
175
8
The Causes
183
41
Formulating the Motivation
184
10
The Personality Factor
184
4
The Culture of Competition
188
6
Neutralizing Social Controls
194
10
Techniques of Neutralization
194
5
Organizational Conformity
199
5
The Distribution of Opportunity
204
12
Industries
205
4
Organizations
209
3
Occupations
212
1
Gender
213
3
The Whole Picture
216
1
Review Questions
217
1
Notes
217
7
The Criminal Elite
224
18
The Problem of White-Collar Crime: A Summary
224
5
What Can Be Done?
229
10
Ethical Reforms
229
2
Enforcement Reforms
231
4
Structural Reforms
235
3
Political Reforms
238
1
A Concluding Note
239
1
Review Questions
240
1
Notes
240
2
Index
242
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