The Oxford Handbook of White-Collar Crime

Although white-collar crime has caused a substantial amount of damage on both the individual and societal levels, it often ranks below street crime as a matter of public concern. Thus, white-collar crime remains an ambiguous and even controversial topic among academics, with a relative dearth of scholarly focus on the issue.

The Oxford Handbook of White-Collar Crime offers a comprehensive treatment of the most up-to-date theories and research regarding white-collar crime. Contributors tackle a vast range of topics, including the impact of white-collar crime, the contexts in which white-collar crime occurs, current crime policies and debates, and examinations of the criminals themselves. The volume concludes with a set of essays that discuss potential responses for controlling white-collar crime, as well as promising new avenues for future research. Uniting conceptual theories, empirical research, and ethnographic data, the Handbook provides the first unified analytic framework on white-collar crime.

Given the astronomical aggregate losses to victims, building a more nuanced understanding of the dynamics of white-collar crime is a topic of immediate social concern. The definitive resource on white-collar crime, this Handbook will be a valuable resource for developing both intellectual and policy-related solutions.


Author: Shanna Van Slyke
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 04/01/2016
Pages: 744
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.80lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.00w x 2.30d
ISBN: 9780199925513

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2017

About the Author

Shanna R. Van Slyke is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice in the Department of Economic Crime and Justice Studies at Utica College, NY.

Michael L. Benson is Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati.

Francis T. Cullen is Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus and Senior Research Associate in the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati.