The Criminology of White-Collar Crime

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Simpson, Sally S. (Editor), Weisburd, David (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Edition: 1.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Criminology.; Social Sciences.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.

Over the last few decades, interest in white-collar crime has tended to take a back seat to "street" offenses in terms of theory and research. In response, and reflecting the rising general interest in business and middle/ upper class lawbreaking, The Criminology of White-Collar Crime brin...

Table of Contents:

• Theoretical Perspectives on Crime
• Understanding “Criminogenic” Corporate Culture: What White-Collar Crime Researchers Can Learn from Studies of the Adolescent Employment–Crime Relationship
• General Strain Theory and White-Collar Crime
• Emergent Themes and Methodological Issues
• Persistent Heterogeneity or State Dependence? An Analysis of Occupational Safety and Health Act Violations
• White-Collar Crimes and the Fear of Crime: A Review
• The Role of Organizational Structure in the Control of Corporate Crime and Terrorism
• Globalization and White-Collar Crime
• Developmental Trajectories of White-Collar Crime
• Crime Prevention and Control
• White-Collar Crime from an Opportunity Perspective
• Self-Regulatory Approaches to White-Collar Crime: The Importance of Legitimacy and Procedural Justice.