THE ARTICLE DEALS WITH VIOLATIONS OF OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS IN THE DETROIT WHOLESALE MEAT INDUSTRY AND IS PART OF A LARGER STUDY OF LAW AND SOCIAL DIFFERENTIATION. THE POINTS BRIEFLY CONSIDERED ARE: THE OBJECTIVE BASIS ON WHICH WHITE-COLLAR OFFENSES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED CRIMINAL; WHETHER AN ACT COMMITTED WITHOUT DELIBERATE INTENTION IS TO BE REGARDED AS THOSE WHO FAILED TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM, BUT THIS WAS CURRENT CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORIES, AND; A CHARACTERISTIC OF THESE OFFENSES WHICH DISTINGUISHES THEM FROM USUAL CRIMES AND WHICH HAS SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...TWH