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"This is an innovative and multidisciplinary analysis of corporate and white collar crime that is both theoretically and empirically rich. The text serves as a poignant reminder why research involving the powerful must be a central part of criminological inquiry and why this book is essential reading."
Professor Reece Walters, The Open University
This book by very reputable authors offers the readers a study of corporate and white collar crime in a setting where these crimes can be evaluated through a critical perspective and asks many questions regarding the prosecution of white collar crime.
The concepts in this book make it very suitable to further learning in the area of white collar crime
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Powerful discussion of elite crime, challenging popular myths of deviance/crime as a thing that predominantly poor people do, providing much opportunity to discuss and challenge popular stereotypes and consider the role of ideology.
While many texts gloss over the issue of corporate crime, Minkes has compiled a text which forces students to engage with the debate and challenge their assumptions and perspectives on corporate crime.
A useful book that demonstrates to the student that crime is not just carried out by marginalized groups. It permits the student to pursue and understand aspects of criminal behaviour and informs them about the holistic nature of crime. It also provides a link between the concept of crime as state crime etc.
