White-Collar Crime in the Shadow Economy

Description

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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi White-Collar Crime Research (Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal)....Pages 1-14 Theory of Crime Convenience (Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal)....Pages 15-25 Tip of the Crime Iceberg (Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal)....Pages 27-35 Expert Elicitation for Estimation (Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal)....Pages 37-48 Research Challenges (Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal)....Pages 49-55 More Research Results (Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal)....Pages 57-66 Student Elicitation for Estimation (Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal)....Pages 67-72 Social Security Fraud (Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal)....Pages 73-87 Other Macroeconomic Estimations (Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal)....Pages 89-110 White-Collar Crime Detection (Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal)....Pages 111-134 Erratum to: White-Collar Crime in the Shadow Economy (Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal)....Pages E1-E1 Back Matter ....Pages 135-155