A number of approaches might be taken to the relationship between economic crises and white-collar crimes. One is to review the role that white-collar crimes played in causing economic crisis, but this is legally problematic. This chapter begins with a discussion of social reaction to different forms of white-collar crime, and then goes on to examine briefly the evidence for the impact of the economic crisis on levels of frauds. The core argument is that the economic crisis did affect social and

First Author: Deflem, Mathieu; Deflem, Mathieu
Attributed to:  THE PATTERNS, ORGANISATION AND GOVERNANCE OF ECONOMIC CRIMES: ENHANCING THE EVIDENCE BASE funded by ESRC

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Bibliographic Information

Type: Book Chapter

Book Title: Economic Crisis and Crime (2011)

Page Reference: 87-106

ISBN: 9780857248015