Updated with an exciting new chapter on political crime that highlights the debated connections between crime and politics, the Third Edition of White-Collar Crime provides you with a comprehensive introduction to the most important topics within white-collar crime. Brian K. Payne provides a theoretical framework and context for you to explore white-collar crime as a crime problem, a criminal justice problem, and a social problem. By introducing the topics within a systematic approach, Payne encourages you to examine the many facets of white-collar crime by exposing you to different crimes as well as the various systems for responding to white-collar misconduct.