U- Assignment Paper

The Friedrichs text, on page 319, introduces the reader to a book by Kenneth Mann entitled, Defending White-Collar Crime: a Portrait of Attorneys at Work (1985). In the essay, discuss – to what extent do the roles of the Defense Attorney differ when prosecuting a white collar criminal defense as opposed to a conventional (“street crime”) criminal defense? Which of the two types of offenders are the most difficult to defend, the white collar criminal or the conventional criminal? What are the specific challenges to each type of defense? The reference for the articles uploaded is as follows: Friedrichs, D. (2010). Trusted Criminals: White Collar Crime in Contemporary Society. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.