Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; 1 Betrayal and Betrayers; 2 Third Party Views -- Trusted Ally or Despised Associate?; 3 Heroes or Traitors?-A Social Role Allowing Two Dramatic and Opposing Typings; 4 Neutrality as Betrayal; 5 Avoidance of Betrayal; 6 A One-Context Analysis: Crime and Informers; Outcasts in Prison -- The Cases of Informers and Sex Offenders; The Social Construction of Snitches; Snitches on Snitching; 7 Cronstedt: A Concluding Illustration; Appendix; Bibliography; Index