White-Collar Crime

Marshall R. Schmidt

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-820195-4.00052-2

White-Collar Crime

Marshall R. Schmidt

Justice Studies

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Abstract

White-collar crimes differ from other crimes in how they are committed, whom they are committed by, and how they are viewed. Scholars first called attention to white-collar offenses because they believed the public was apathetic to them and that offenders were less likely to be caught and prosecuted than other types of criminals. However, these offenses are now viewed more seriously and treated more punitively than in the past. The early history and evolution of white-collar crime as a concept, the nature and extent of these crimes, and other considerations unique to white-collar criminality are further examined and discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, & Conflict: Volume 1-4, Third Edition
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	106-113
Number of pages	8
Volume	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128201954
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820195-4.00052-2
State	Published - 1 Jan 2022

Keywords

Consumer crime
Corporate crime
Elite deviance
Financial crime
Fraud
Occupational crime
Organizational crime
Perceptions of crime
Punishment
Sentencing
White-collar crime

UN SDGs

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