Categories of white-collar offenders based on the theory of convenience
Categories of white-collar offenders based on the theory of convenience
Purpose: This paper aims to make a contribution to the offender-based perspective when researching white-collar and corporate crime. Previously, the offender-based perspective has emphasized general characteristics of actors such as social and occupational status, respectability and power. Design/methodology/approach: This paper presents categories of offender types in their roles when offending. Findings: Based on the theory of convenience with 14 convenience propositions along three dimensions, it is possible to identify eight offender categories. Research limitations/implications: Alternative theories for identification of offender categories might be applied in future research to compare with categories presented in this paper based on convenience theory. Practical implications: These offender categories are labeled opportunist, illusionist, manipulator, ignorer, defender, reactionist, rescuer and controller. Social implications: The offender-bases rather than the offence-based perspective is needed to increase law enforcement understanding of white-collar and corporate crime. Originality/value: When researchers study the extent of seriousness of white-collar and corporate crime in the future, it is suggested that they use such labels to distinguish between serious and less serious offenders.
case studies, convenience theory, crime seriousness, forensic practice, offender roles, organizational behaviour, organizational opportunity, organizational theory, structural modelling, Crime serousness, Convenience theory, Case studies, Offender roles, Structural model, Organizational opportunity
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Hamerton, Christopher
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Gottschalk, Petter
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12 July 2024
Hamerton, Christopher
49e79eba-521a-4bea-ae10-af7f2f852210
Gottschalk, Petter
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Hamerton, Christopher and Gottschalk, Petter
(2024)
Categories of white-collar offenders based on the theory of convenience.
The Journal of Forensic Practice, 26 (3), .
(doi:10.1108/JFP-04-2024-0014).
Abstract
Purpose: This paper aims to make a contribution to the offender-based perspective when researching white-collar and corporate crime. Previously, the offender-based perspective has emphasized general characteristics of actors such as social and occupational status, respectability and power. Design/methodology/approach: This paper presents categories of offender types in their roles when offending. Findings: Based on the theory of convenience with 14 convenience propositions along three dimensions, it is possible to identify eight offender categories. Research limitations/implications: Alternative theories for identification of offender categories might be applied in future research to compare with categories presented in this paper based on convenience theory. Practical implications: These offender categories are labeled opportunist, illusionist, manipulator, ignorer, defender, reactionist, rescuer and controller. Social implications: The offender-bases rather than the offence-based perspective is needed to increase law enforcement understanding of white-collar and corporate crime. Originality/value: When researchers study the extent of seriousness of white-collar and corporate crime in the future, it is suggested that they use such labels to distinguish between serious and less serious offenders.
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Journal of Forensic Practice - Categories of white-collar offenders based on the theory of convenience - Accepted Manuscript 2024
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Accepted/In Press date: 17 June 2024
Published date: 12 July 2024
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Keywords:
case studies, convenience theory, crime seriousness, forensic practice, offender roles, organizational behaviour, organizational opportunity, organizational theory, structural modelling, Crime serousness, Convenience theory, Case studies, Offender roles, Structural model, Organizational opportunity
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Local EPrints ID: 491303
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/491303
ISSN: 2050-8794
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