{"product_id":"crimes-of-the-middle-classes","title":"Crimes of the Middle Classes","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhite-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 more harshly than less socially privileged criminals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from a large research project that had special access to confidential federal pre-sentence investigations, the authors are able to give a particularly rich and detailed view of white-collar crime—from securities fraud and anti-trust violations to embezzlement and tax fraud. Following offenders from their crimes through conviction and sentencing, their book provides a fresh look at a number of questions that have become central research and policy concerns. Fro example, they find that the most important factor that makes it possible to commit costly and damaging white-collar crimes is use of organizational resources. They state that, when sentencing white-collar criminals, judges consider the blameworthiness of defendants and the harm they inflict upon the community. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors argue that the vast middle of our increasingly bureaucratic society has both more opportunities for financial wrongdoing and more susceptibility to it. They predict that white-collar crimes committed by these Americans will grow in significance as the nation approaches the twenty-first century. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54218950181208,"sku":"9780300059465","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780300059465__676f02ace64ec.jpg?v=1741157814","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/crimes-of-the-middle-classes","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}