Scholarly crimes and misdemeanors: violations of fairness and trust in the academic world (1st)

This title explores the problem of scientific dishonesty and misconduct - a problem that affects all disciplines, yet whose extent remains largely unknown and for which established standards for reporting, prevention, and punishment are absent.

Presenting examples of research misconduct, the authors examine the reasons for its occurrence and address the experience of victimisation that is involved, together with the perpetrators' reactions to being accused.

With consideration of the role of witnesses and bystanders, such as book and journal editors and reviewers, students and professional organisations, the book covers the many forms of academic misconduct, offering a theorisation of the phenomenon in criminological terms as a particular form of crime, before examining the possibilities that exist for the prevention and control of scholarly crime, as well as implications for further research.