Choosing White-Collar Crime [Paperback]

Choosing White-Collar Crime is a systematic application of rational-choice theory to white-collar crime.Choosing White-Collar Crime is a systematic application of rational-choice theory to white-collar crime. It distinguishes ordinary and upperworld white-collar crime and presents reasons theoretically for believing that both have increased substantially in recent decades. Choosing White-Collar Crime also examines criminal decision making by white-collar criminals and their criminal careers. It argues that measures and approaches used in the war on street crime have greater promise for reducing white-collar crime. The book concludes with reasons for believing that problems of white-collar crime will continue unchecked increasingly in the global economy and calls for strengthened citizen movements to rein in the increases.Choosing White-Collar Crime is a systematic application of rational-choice theory to white-collar crime. It distinguishes ordinary and upperworld white-collar crime and presents reasons theoretically for believing that both have increased substantially in recent decades. Choosing White-Collar Crime also examines criminal decision making by white-collar criminals and their criminal careers. It argues that measures and approaches used in the war on street crime have greater promise for reducing white-collar crime. The book concludes with reasons for believing that problems of white-collar crime will continue unchecked increasingly in the global economy and calls for strengthened citizen movements to rein in the increases.This systematic application of rational-choice theory to white-collar crime problems distinguishes ordinary and upperworld white-collar crime and presents reasons theoretically for believing that both have increased substantially over time. Reasons for the increase include the growing supply of white-collar lure and non-credible oversight. The book argues that measures and approaches used in the war on street crime have greater lÓj