The Handbook of White-Collar Crime (Wiley Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice)

A comprehensive and state-of the-art overview from internationally-recognized experts on white-collar crime covering a broad range of topics from many perspectives Law enforcement professionals and criminal justice scholars have debated the most appropriate definition of "white-collar crime" ever since Edwin Sutherland first coined the phrase in his speech to the American Sociological Society in 1939. The conceptual ambiguity surrounding the term has challenged efforts to construct a body of science that meaningfully informs policy and theory. The Handbook of White-Collar Crime is a unique re-framing of traditional discussions that discusses common topics of white-collar crime—who the offenders are, who the victims are, how these crimes are punished, theoretical explanations—while exploring how the choice of one definition over another affects research and scholarship on the subject. Providing a one-volume overview of research on white-collar crime, this book presents diverse perspectives from an international team of both established and newer scholars that review theory, policy, and empirical work on a broad range of topics. Chapters explore the extent and cost of white-collar crimes, individual- as well as organizational- and macro-level theories of crime, law enforcement roles in prevention and intervention, crimes in Africa and South America, the influence of technology and globalization, and more. This important resource: Explores diverse implications for future theory, policy, and research on current and emerging issues in the field Clarifies distinct characteristics of specific types of offences within the general archetype of white-collar crime Includes chapters written by researchers from countries commonly underrepresented in the field Examines the real-world impact of ambiguous definitions of white-collar crime on prevention, investigation, and punishment Offers critical examination of how definitional decisions steer the direction of criminological scholarship Accessible to readers at the undergraduate level, yet equally relevant for experienced practitioners, academics, and researchers, The Handbook of White-Collar Crime is an innovative, substantial contribution to contemporary scholarship in the field.

A comprehensive and state-of the-art overview from internationally-recognized experts on white-collar crime covering a broad range of topics from many perspectives

Law enforcement professionals and criminal justice scholars have debated the most appropriate definition of "white-collar crime" ever since Edwin Sutherland first coined the phrase in his speech to the American Sociological Society in 1939. The conceptual ambiguity surrounding the term has challenged efforts to construct a body of science that meaningfully informs policy and theory. The Handbook of White-Collar Crime is a unique re-framing of traditional discussions that discusses common topics of white-collar crime—who the offenders are, who the victims are, how these crimes are punished, theoretical explanations—while exploring how the choice of one definition over another affects research and scholarship on the subject.

Providing a one-volume overview of research on white-collar crime, this book presents diverse perspectives from an international team of both established and newer scholars that review theory, policy, and empirical work on a broad range of topics. Chapters explore the extent and cost of white-collar crimes, individual- as well as organizational- and macro-level theories of crime, law enforcement roles in prevention and intervention, crimes in Africa and South America, the influence of technology and globalization, and more. This important resource:

• Explores diverse implications for future theory, policy, and research on current and emerging issues in the field
• Clarifies distinct characteristics of specific types of offences within the general archetype of white-collar crime
• Includes chapters written by researchers from countries commonly underrepresented in the field
• Examines the real-world impact of ambiguous definitions of white-collar crime on prevention, investigation, and punishment
• Offers critical examination of how definitional decisions steer the direction of criminological scholarship

Accessible to readers at the undergraduate level, yet equally relevant for experienced practitioners, academics, and researchers, The Handbook of White-Collar Crime is an innovative, substantial contribution to contemporary scholarship in the field.

"This handbook re-frames the usual discussion of white-collar crime to focus more on the definitional ambiguity in the white-collar crime term. The only thing white-collar crime researchers agree on is that white-collar offenses are incredibly different from those traditional crimes that are the priority for law enforcement and criminal justice scholars. The Handbook compiles all of the major issues in this area (e.g., offenders, theoretical explanations) in one place, but attends to nuances within those areas by distinguishing between the four main types of crimes falling under the ambiguous white-collar crime phrase (occupational crime, corporate crime, government crimes, and state-corporate crimes). Previous handbooks have not successfully handled these dual objectives of being both broad in scope (with the perspectives and topics covered) but also specific (in terms of providing clear distinctions within the paradigm). In addition, the current book elicited chapters discussing international white-collar crime scholarship as well as emerging issues in the field, and also sought to diversify perspectives by including newer scholars in the field"-- Provided by publisher "The primary strength of the handbook is that it will cover a broad range of topics from many different perspectives, accomplished using nationally and internationally recognized experts in the field. Despite this broad coverage, though, this book will provide clarity for scholars of white-collar crime by clearly distinguishing what is known about specific types of crime within this broad paradigm. In addition, this book will be written to be more approachable for readers at the undergraduate level, practitioners, and the public--but will also have information relevant for advanced academic scholars. Finally, this book will recruit manuscripts from young scholars (as well as established scholars) and from international researchers in countries not often represented in this field. Specifically, we include chapters examining white-collar crimes in Africa and Central/South America--these continents are woefully underrepresented in the field of white-collar crime"-- Provided by publisher