White-Collar Crime in the Shadow Economy

Lack of Detection, Investigation and Conviction Compared to Social Security Fraud
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-75291-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 155 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 348 g

This open access book examines the magnitude, causes of, and reactions to white-collar crime, based on the theories and research of those who have uncovered various forms of white-collar crime. It argues that the offenders who are convicted represent only ‘the tip of the iceberg’ of a much greater problem: because white-collar crime is forced to compete with other kinds of financial crime like social security fraud for police resources and so receives less attention and fewer investigations. Gottschalk and Gunnesdal also offer insights into estimation techniques for the shadow economy, in an attempt to comprehend the size of the problem. Holding broad appeal for academics, practitioners in public administration, and government agencies, this innovative study serves as a timely starting point for examining the lack of investigation, detection, and conviction of powerful white-collar criminals.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gunnesdal, Lars

Gottschalk, Petter

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmensethik
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Chapter 1. White-Collar Crime Research.- Chapter 2. Theory of Crime Convenience.- Chapter 3. Tip of the Crime Iceberg.- Chapter 4. Expert Elicitation for Estimation.- Chapter 5. Research Challenges.- Chapter 6. More Research Results.- Chapter 7. Student Elicitation for Estimation.- Chapter 8. Social Security Fraud.- Chapter 9. Other Macroeconomic Estimations.- Chapter 10. White-Collar Crime Detection.- Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Petter Gottschalk is a professor in the department of leadership and organizational behavior at BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo, Norway. 

Lars Gunnesdal is an economist at the think tank Manifest Center for Social Analysis in Oslo, Norway.