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Record Nr.

UNINA9910272347203321

Autore

Gottschalk Petter

Titolo

White-Collar Crime in the Shadow Economy : Lack of Detection, Investigation and Conviction Compared to Social Security Fraud / / by Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

2018

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2018

ISBN

9783319752921

3319752928

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVI, 155 p. 4 illus.)

Classificazione

BUS008000LAW001000SOC004000

Disciplina

345.0268

Soggetti

White collar crimes

Organized crime

Criminology

Business ethics

Public administration

White Collar Crime

Organized Crime

Crime Control and Security

Business Ethics

Public Administration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Chapter 1. White-Collar Crime Research -- Chapter 2. Theory of Crime Convenience -- Chapter 3. Tip of the Crime Iceberg -- Chapter 4. Expert Elicitation for Estimation -- Chapter 5. Research Challenges -- Chapter 6. More Research Results -- Chapter 7. Student Elicitation for Estimation -- Chapter 8. Social Security Fraud -- Chapter 9. Other Macroeconomic Estimations -- Chapter 10. White-Collar Crime Detection -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

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.