Description
Although white-collar crime has caused a substantial amount of damage on both the individual and societal levels, it often ranks below street crime as a matter of public concern. Thus, white-collar crime remains an ambiguous and even controversial topic among academics, with a relative dearth of scholarly focus on the issue.The Oxford Handbook of White-Collar Crime offers a comprehensive treatment of the most up-to-date theories and research regarding white-collar crime. Contributors tackle a vast range of topics, including the impact of white-collar crime, the contexts in which white-collar crime occurs, current crime policies and debates, and examinations of the criminals themselves. The volume concludes with a set of essays that discuss potential responses for controlling white-collar crime, as well as promising new avenues for future research. Uniting conceptual theories, empirical research, and ethnographic data, the Handbook provides the first unified analytic framework on white-collar crime.Given the astronomical aggregate losses to victims, building a more nuanced understanding of the dynamics of white-collar crime is a topic of immediate social concern. The definitive resource on white-collar crime, this Handbook will be a valuable resource for developing both intellectual and policy-related solutions.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS1. Core Themes in the Study of White-Collar CrimeMichael L. Benson, Shanna R. Van Slyke, and Francis T. CullenPART I: DEFINITIONAL DEBATES2. The Roots and Variant Definitions of the Concept of "White-Collar Crime"Gilbert Geis3. Theoretical, Empirical, and Policy Implications of Alternative Definitions of "White-CollarCrime"Henry N. PontellPART II: IMPACT OF WHITE-COLLAR CRIME4. What Is Known and What Should Be Known about White-Collar Crime Victimization?Hazel Croall5. The Costs of White-Collar CrimeMark A. CohenPART III: UNDERSTANDING WHITE-COLLAR CRIMINALS6. Who Commits White-Collar Crime, and What Do We Know about Them?Paul M. Klenowski and Kimberly D. Dodson7. White-Collar Criminals: Ethnographic Portraits of Their Identities and Decision MakingDean A. Dabney8. The Pool of Potential White-Collar Criminals: From Whence?Andy Hochstetler and William Mackey9. Middle-Class Crime: Moral Economies between Crime in the Streets and Crime in the SuitesSusanne Karstedt10. Gender ConstructionsMary DodgePART IV: WHITE-COLLAR CRIME ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE11. Adolescent Precursors of White-Collar CrimeSimon I. Singer12. White-Collar Criminal Participation and the Life CourseAlex R. Piquero and Nicole Leeper Piquero13. Developmental Perspectives on White-Collar CriminalityMichael L. BensonPART V: CULTURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS14. White-Collar Crimes of the Financial CrisisSpencer Headworth and John L. Hagan15. Political Economy and White-Collar CrimeHarland Prechel16. Economic Fluctuations and CrisesSally S. Simpson and Melissa Rorie17. Cultural VariationSusyan Jou, Bill Hebenton, and Lennon ChangPART VI: ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT18. Criminal Decision Making in Organizational ContextsEdward Tomlinson and Amanda Pozzuto19. Opportunities for White-Collar CrimeTamara D. Madensen20. Employee TheftJay P. Kennedy21. Criminogenic Organizational Properties and DynamicsWim Huisman22. Organizational Self-RestraintStelios C. Zyglidopoulos and Peter FlemingPART VII: REGULATORY OVERSIGHT23. Oversight and Rule Making as Political ConflictMary Kreiner Ramirez24. Regulation: From Traditional to CooperativeNeil Gunningham25. Ethnographic Portraits of Regulatory Inspectors on the Job: Implications for OversightPolicyPeter Mascini26. The Credibility of Oversight and Aggregate Rates of White-Collar CrimeWei Wang and Hongming ChengPART VIII: CRIMINAL SANCTIONS27. Investigating and Prosecuting White-Collar CriminalsLucian E. Dervan and Ellen S. Podgor28. Sentencing Respectable OffendersMichael Levi29. Effects on White-Collar Defendants of Criminal Justice Attention and SanctionsBrian K. Payne30. White-Collar Crime and Perceptual DeterrenceRay Paternoster and Stephen G. TibbettsPART IX: PUBLIC POLICY31. The Practical Challenges of Responding to Corporate CrimePeter Cleary Yeager32. Public Opinion and Public Policy on White-Collar CrimeShanna R. Van Slyke and Donald J. Rebovich
