Centro de Documentação da PJ
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Categories of white-collar offenders based on the theory of convenience [Recurso eletrónico] / Petter Gottschalk, Christopher Hamerton
The Journal of Forensic Practice, Vol. 26, n. 4 (2024), p. 219-228
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CRIME DE COLARINHO BRANCO, CRIME ECONÓMICO, PSICOLOGIA CRIMINAL, PERFIL PSICOLÓGICO, ESTUDO DE CASOS
Purpose – This paper aims to make a contribution to the offender-based perspective when researching white-collar and corporate crime. Previously, the offender-based perspective has emphasized general characteristics of actors such as social and occupational status, respectability and power. Design/methodology/approach – This paper presents categories of offender types in their roles when offending. Findings – Based on the theory of convenience with 14 convenience propositions along three dimensions, it is possible to identify eight offender categories. Research limitations/implications – Alternative theories for identification of offender categories might be applied in future research to compare with categories presented in this paper based on convenience theory. Practical implications – These offender categories are labeled opportunist, illusionist, manipulator, ignorer, defender, reactionist, rescuer and controller. Social implications – The offender-bases rather than the offence-based perspective is needed to increase law enforcement understanding of white-collar and corporate crime. Originality/value – When researchers study the extent of seriousness of white-collar and corporate crime in the future, it is suggested that they use such labels to distinguish between serious and less serious offenders.
