White Collar Crime: The Uncut Version

In 1949 noted sociologist Edwin Sutherland published an analysis of the misdeeds of seventy of America's largest corporations and their executives. 'White collar crime'- the term he coined to differentiate this form of behavior from the unlawful acts of ordinary folk- quickly became a part of the language as the book virtually became an instant classic. Sutherland's explanations of the origins and dynamics of middle- and upper-class illegality has since been challenged many times, but it remains the fundamental theory to which all later writers on the subject have had to refer to. In the timid climate of the late 1940s, Sutherland's publisher, fearing legal repercussions, required him to remove the names and other identifying descriptions of the corporations and officials involved in the illegal activity, and it is this 'expurgated' version that has been known to the public for many years. Now, in this 'uncut version' of his book, Sutherland's original study- in all its colorful detail, and with the names and case studies of offenders- is restored

A classic study of corporate crime in America, now available for the first time the way Sutherland originally wrote it—with names and case studies of the offenders included."Now that corporate crime has become a documented tradition of widespread scope, Sutherland's proper name data can be released to fill out this remarkable and courageous work of criminological scholarship."—Ralph Nader"A scholarly and scalding examination of business and criminology, with an informative introduction."—Newsday"The book contains an excellent introduction by Geis and Goff and reveals, in vivid detail, the corporate looting, price-fixing cartels, union busting, and wartime profiteering engaged in by the most famous names of American business…. The new data transforms a pioneering, well-written … book into a riveting combination of powerful criminological analysis and history of American corporate malfeasance in the first half of this century."—Michael Levi, The Times Higher Education Supplement"Daring as it was when published, Sutherland's monograph is perhaps more relevant and important today, when crimes of the upper world may be more costly and poisonous to the soul than the crimes of the underworld.'—Warren Bennis, Los Angeles Times Book Review