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Empirical Differences in Crime Categories by White-Collar Criminals
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Abstract White-collar crime is financial crime committed by persons of respectability and social status. The purpose of this paper is to present empirical results from a study of convicted white-collar criminals in Norway. A national sample of 323 criminals was collected based on media coverage from 2009 to ... view more
White-collar crime is financial crime committed by persons of respectability and social status. The purpose of this paper is to present empirical results from a study of convicted white-collar criminals in Norway. A national sample of 323 criminals was collected based on media coverage from 2009 to 2012. Crime was classified into the main categories of fraud, theft, manipulation, and corruption. Most criminals were convicted of fraud. They also received the longest jail sentence on average.... view less
Keywords
white-collar criminality; fraud; corruption; larceny; prosecution; penalty assessment; imprisonment; Norway
Classification
Criminal Sociology, Sociology of Law
Free Keywords
White-Collar Crime
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 17-26
Journal
International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (2013) 5
ISSN
2300-2697
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed