Profit Without Honor or Public Relations

Profit Without Honor: White Collar Crime and the Looting of America

Author: Robert Tillman

Clearly exposes the battle between personal gain and individual integrity and provides a comprehensive overview of white-collar crime in American society. Presenting a vivid picture of all types of white-collar crime, the book covers high-profile cases, the latest trends in criminal activity and a thorough discussion of the victims and consequences of these criminal behaviors.  Utilizing both academic and popular sources, Profit Without Honorprovides a vast array of information on white-collar offenses and challenges readers to grasp the importance and long term effects of this growing American problem. Single source of comprehensive information on the topic of white-collar crime. Discusses all types of white-collar crime and the many places it occurs, from schools, to corporations, to government, to hospitals.  Comprehensive case histories give readers a full understanding of the nature and consequences of different forms of white-collar crime. Gives equal coverage to the victims of white-collar crime, as well as the offenders. Covers computer crime.  Contains thousands of references and allows readers to easily locate a topic and reference it within the text.  Appropriate for all criminal justice/law enforcement-related personnel who deal with white-collar/corporate crime issues, as well as for all members of police departments.

Table of Contents:

1.      Introduction

2.      Crimes Against Consumers

3.      Unsafe Products

4.      Environmental Crime

5.      Institutional Corruption: Mass Media and Religion

6.      Securities Fraud

7.      Corporate Fraud

8.      Fiduciary Fraud: Crime in the Banking, Insurance, and Pension Fund Industries

9.      Crimes by the Government

10.  Corruption of Public Officials

11.  Medical Crime

12.  Computer Crime

13.  Conclusions

Book about: Global Issues and Adult Education or Principles of the Business Rule Approach

Public Relations: Strategies and Tactics, Study Edition

Author: Dennis L Wilcox

Designed to give the reader extra support in order to succeed, our Study Edition of Wilcox's Public Relations: Strategies and Tactics offers perforated chapter practice tests at the end of the book, an optional Practice Test Solutions Manual, and an Instructor's Testing Manual with solutions to the practice tests.

 

Containing the same engaging and effective features that have made Public Relations: Strategies and Tactics such a success, the Study Edition offers an additional bonus: perforated chapter quizzes. Because the answers to the practice tests are not included in the Study Edition, the tests can serve as quizzes or homework. The Practice Test Solutions Manual (ISBN: 0-205-50728-X), containing the answers, can be packaged with the Study Edition. Also included with this option is our Tutor Center Access Card to provide the reader with extra study support from our qualified Tutor Center professionals by phone, fax, email, and the Internet. With either ordering option, readers get a valuable and effective study system not found in other books!

 

Using real-life case studies, Public Relations: Strategies and Tactics helps the reader better understand the basic concepts, strategies, and tactics practiced in public relations today. The book presents an engaging and comprehensive overview of the principles, concepts, and methods of public relations.