'Everybody does it!' : crime by the public / Thomas Gabor.

Toronto, Buffalo, London : Univ of Toronto Pr, 1994.

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Crime.

Criminals.

Criminology.

Part I. Crime by the public : the issue in context: 1. Introduction

2. Pictures in our heads: our stereotypes of the criminal

3. Is everybody doing it? : the extent of the public's criminality and dishonesty

Part II. The Crimes committed by law-abiding citizens: 4. The Root of all evil: property crime

5. Flesh and blood so cheap: violent and sex crimes

6. There is nothing wrong with greed: corporate crime

7. What's good for the goose... : crime by society's leaders and law enforcers

8. Other crimes

Part III. Explaining the transgressions of the public: 9. Everybody does it: rationalizations, justifications, and excuses for criminal behaviour

10. Our brother's keeper?: the committment of the public to society's rules

11. Understanding the widespread criminality of the public

12. Predicting the prevalence of different crimes in society

Part IV. Dealing with widespread criminality: 13. The Rich get richer and the poor get prison: why most respectable lawbreakers avoid prosecution

14. Dealing with crime by the public.

Includes index.

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xv, 378 p.