Robert F. Meier, Ph.D.

Geis, Sutherland, and the Development of White-Collar Crime (Part 2)

This article describes the contributions of Edwin Sutherland and Gill Geis in recognizing and defining what we now understand to be white collar crime.

Written By: Robert F. Meier, Ph.D.


Geis, Sutherland, and White-Collar Crime (Part One)

The promise in the pioneering work of Edwin Sutherland on white-collar crime has been fulfilled more in the works of Geis than in the works of any other scholar. That promise was vast, and there was much work to be done at the time of Sutherland's death in 1950 in spite of his vigorous labor.

Written By: Robert F. Meier, Ph.D.


Geis, Sutherland and white-collar crime

Article excerpted from book comparing Edwin Sutherland and Gilbert Geis and their contributions to the study of white-collar crime.

Written By: Robert F. Meier, Ph.D.


 

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