Screen LibraryWhite-collar crime
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| Published: |
Chelsea House,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY |
| Publication Dates: | c2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Criminal investigations |
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| Carrier Form: | 118 p.: ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780791094136 (alk. paper) 0791094138 (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | D771 |
| CLC: | D771.288 |
| Call Number: | D771.288/B474 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-110) and index. History of white-collar crime -- Types of white-collar crime -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation -- ABSCAM : how to catch white-collar criminals -- Crimes against consumers -- Crimes against the environment : Love Canal -- Health care, bad investments, and spam -- Corporate crime : Enron -- Computer crimes and ID theft -- Insider trading : the case of Martha Stewart -- The savings and loan scandal. 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. |