Abstract
The alternative way to define white-collar crime is to focus on the criminal acts rather than on offender characteristics. Scholars on this side of the debate argue that until white-collar crime as a concept is disentangled from the characteristics of the perpetrators, the phenomenon of white-collar crime will be misinterpreted and misunderstood (Shapiro, 1990, Griffin, 2002, Braithwaite, 1985). An example of an offense-based definition of white-collar crime is provided by Wheeler, Weisburd and Bode (1982), who defined it as “economic offenses committed through the use of some combination of fraud, deception, or collusion” (1982 :642). This definition of white-collar crime is a broader definition that encompasses all four examples of white-collar offenses provided in Box 13.1.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Different Crimes, Different Criminals |
| Subtitle of host publication | Understanding, Treating and Preventing Criminal Behavior |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 285-310 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781317522829 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781593453343 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Social Sciences