white collar crimes

Examines the points and counterpoints of the treatment of white-collar crimes in the United States, considering the penalties and government regulation of the crimes.

"Here is the explosive story of the Kids for Cash scandal in Pennsylvania, a judicial justice miscarriage that sent more than 2,500 children and teens to a for-profit detention center while two judges lined their pockets with cash, as told by Candy J. Cooper, an award-winning journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist"--Provided by publisher.

"... presents descriptions of theories about white-collar crime offenders and offenses. ... This book is a work which looks at the world of largely corporate investigations of fraud related crime by private investigators mainly in the large professional practices of consultants, lawyers and accountants. ... evaluating investigations before unfolding a variety of real case studies of investigations"--Introduction.

When fifteen-year-old Cathy decides to carpool from Norwalk to tiny Greenwich, Connecticut, to study Latin in summer school, she does not expect the shocking events that occurred five years earlier to suddenly come flooding back into her relatively settled life.

Provides a detailed account of the life of Bernie Madoff and his sixty-five-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme, examining interviews and details from court filings, lawsuits, and government investigations, and discussing the suicides, fractured families, and other personal disasters that have occurred since Madoff's downfall in 2009.

Provides an inside look at the $65 billion Ponzi scheme carried out by Bernie Madoff and his associates. Considers how Madoff was able to remain undetected for so long and contains insights from Madoff himself.

Presents opposing viewpoints on various issues involving crime and criminals, including the causes of crime, treatment of criminals, and gun control.

Presents opposing viewpoints on various issues involving crime and criminals, including the causes of crime, treatment of criminals, and gun control.

Examines white collar crime in the United States and discusses the effects of consumer fraud, fraudulent advertising, embezzlement, bribery, and tax, stock, and securities fraud on the economy and attitudes of the American public.