Special sensitivity? : the white-collar offender in prison / William A. Stadler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stadler, William Andrew, 1978-

Series:

Criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

White collar crimes--United States.

White collar crimes.

Sentences (Criminal procedure)--United States.

Sentences (Criminal procedure).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (183 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

El Paso, AR : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite recent increases in incarceration for white-collar offenders, little is known about their prison experiences or how they adjust to imprisonment. In the justice system a view has prevailed that white-collar offenders have a "special sensitivity" to imprisonment-that they are more susceptible to the pains of prison. Stadler explores this view to determine how white-collar inmates adjust to life in prison and whether they do so differently than street offenders. Evidence suggests that white-collar inmates are no more likely to experience negative prison adjustment than street offenders, a

Contents:

CONTENTS; List of Tables; Chapter 1: The White-Collar Crime Problem; Chapter 2: Understanding White-Collar Crime; Chapter 3: Exploring the Special Sensitivity Hypothesis; Chapter 4: The White-Collar Inmate Experience; Chapter 5: Questioning the Special Sensitivity Hypothesis; Chapter 6: The Future of White-Collar Offender Sentencing; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781593326135

1593326130

OCLC:

816041807