The International library of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Penology is an important publishing initiative that brings together the most significant contemporary published journal essays in current criminology, criminal justice and penology. The series makes available to researchers, academics and students of criminology an extensive range of essays which are indispensable for obtaining an overview of the latest theories and findings in this fast developing field.

These volumes aim to produce a theoretical framework to find the common behavioural features in white-collar crime. Excluding "corporate crime", this concept includes crimes such as crimes by elites and businesspeople against consumers.

'...this book is a powerful review of the literature on white-collar crime research...an invaluable asset to those desiring more information on what is known as white-collar crime.' Law and Politics