Understanding White-Collar Crime : a Convenience Perspective.
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Milton :
CRC Press,
2016.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Author; Introduction; Chapter 1 Convenience theory of white-collar crime; Convenience benefits and costs; Theorizing and theory development; Social economic conflict in society; Marxist criminology; Laws and law enforcement; Reasons for punishing their own; Theoretical model; Conflict theory approach; References; Chapter 2 Economical dimension in convenience theory; Economical profit in crime; Profit-driven crime and markets; Rational choice by self-interest; Transaction costs in criminal activities; References.
- Chapter 3 Organizational dimension in convenience theoryOrganizational opportunity in crime; Opportunity-driven financial crime; Agency relationships in crime; Institutional moral collapse; Institutional theory; Dysfunctional network theory; Social network theory; Conspiracy theory; Organized crime; Socialization theory; Double-bind leadership; Social disorganization; Follower obedience in organizations; Organizational systems failure; References; Chapter 4 Behavioral dimension in convenience theory; Deviant behavior in crime; Labeling self-identity of criminals; Slippery slope decline.
- Self-control and desire for controlStrain for success and status; Criminal personality disorders; Study in Germany; Categories of personality disorder; Crime deterrence mechanisms; Neutralization techniques; Profiling risky individuals; References; Chapter 5 Integrated approach to convenience theory; Integrating convenience dimensions; Research hypotheses for convenience; Theorizing white-collar crime and criminals; Limits to a general white-collar crime theory; Contributions from convenience theory; Comparison to Sutherland's theory; References.
- Chapter 6 Empirical study of white-collar criminalsSample of criminals in Norway; Economical dimension in crime; Organizational dimension in crime; Behavioral dimension in crime; The case of Kerik neutralization; References; Chapter 7 Statements for testing convenience hypotheses; Desire in the economical dimension; Opportunity in the organizational dimension; Willingness in the behavioral dimension; Research model for convenience theory; The case of fraudulent attorneys; The case of two sides in corruption; The case of Yara corruption in Libya; References.
- Chapter 8 Corporate social responsibilityWhen employers become crime victims; When others become crime victims; Gjensidige Insurance and Hells Angels; Gjensidige Insurance Company; Hells Angels MC Norway; Hells Angels club house; Evaluation of CSR; Asset recovery in 2015; Corruption case at Siemens; What is corporate responsibility?; Failure in corporate responsibility; Stages of growth in corporate responsibility; Convenience and corporate responsibility; References; Chapter 9 Internal white-collar crime investigations; Police versus internal investigations.