Overview
- Asks why so many white-collar criminals are never detected, investigated, prosecuted, and convicted
- Provides insights into the methodologies for investigating the shadow economy
- Brings much-needed expertise from Business and Management to the field of white-collar crime
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: White-Collar Crime in the Shadow Economy
Book Subtitle: Lack of Detection, Investigation and Conviction Compared to Social Security Fraud
Authors: Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75292-1
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-75291-4Published: 05 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-75292-1Published: 22 March 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 155
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations
Topics: White Collar Crime, Organized Crime, Policing, Business Ethics, Public Administration, Crime Prevention