The term 'white-collar crime' refers to crimes committed by people in respectable social and professional positions, who commit a crime in the course of doing their job or by using the advantage of their position. The crimes perpetrated are generally nonviolent, occur in commercial or business settings, and are intended solely to generate an illicit profit. ""White-Collar Crime"" explains the common types of crime committed, ranging from simple fraud to embezzling to insider trading, notes the famous cases, and discusses how law enforcement agencies identify and fight these crimes.The chapters include: History of White-Collar Crime; ABSCAM: How to Catch White-Collar Criminals; Crimes Against Consumers; Computer Crimes and I.D. Theft; and, Insider Trading and the Strange Case of Martha Stewart.

 

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 120 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Chelsea House Publishers .

Michael Benson is a journalist and maker of documentary films, including the award-winning Predictions of Fire (1995). His work has been published in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, and The Nation, among other publications and he has been a television (CNN) and radio (NPR) reporter.