White-Collar and Organizational Crime: New Ideas, Directions, and Perspectives

by Anna Merz (Contribution by), Giovanni Nicolazzo (Contribution by), Jelmar Meester (Contribution by), Arjan Blokland (Contribution by), Marieke Kluin (Contribution by)

Overview

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

‘White-collar’ and organizational crimes such as fraud and corruption receive relatively little attention from researchers. This edited collection redresses the balance with groundbreaking research and fresh perspectives on these crimes. A new generation of scholars investigate both new and old forms of crime such as the little-studied areas of sports fraud and the deviant subcultures within organizations that can lead to wrongdoing.

Recognising the profound harms stemming from these illicit activities, this book provides a state-of-the-art handbook for researchers and policy-makers in understanding and controlling these ever-evolving crimes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781529247121
Publisher:	Bristol University Press
Publication date:	09/16/2025
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	186
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)

About the Author

Diana Bociga is a PhD candidate at the University of Manchester.

Jon Davies is Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Manchester.

Table of Contents

Introduction – Emerging Voices: New Perspectives on the Study of White-Collar and Organisational Crime – Diana Bociga, Jon Davies

1. The Diversity Spectrum of Corporate Offending: A Framework for Research and Practice – Jelmar J. Meester, Arjan A. J. Blokland, Marieke H. A. Kluin, Wim Huisman

2. Organizational Culture and Corporate Criminology – Nina Tobsch, Marieke H. A. Kluin.

3. Social Control for Leverage. Stakeholders Influencing Peer Social Control – Anna Merz

4. A Critical Realist Methodology for Understanding Non-Compliance: From Theory to Practice – Korry Robert

5. Factorial Survey Research in the Study of White-Collar and Corporate Crime: Benefits, Applications, and Challenges – Jing Wei

6. Affective Atmosphere and White-Collar Crime: A Case of Transgressive Thrill in the Art Fair – Diāna Bērziņa

7. Beyond Mafia: Considerations on Criminal Infiltration in the Legal Economy – Giovanni Nicolazzo

8. A Novel Typology of Frauds in Sports: Scripts, Perpetrators, and Bearers of the Associated Harm – Sofie Gotelaere, Letizia Paoli

9. White-Collar Crime in Kenyan Agri-Food Markets: An Analysis of Violations of Agri-Food Safety Laws by Farmers and Other Actors in the Agri-Food Chain – Emmanuel K. Bunei

Editorial Reviews

‘Many scientific fields experience periods of stagnation, with few new developments to propel them forward, so established scholars and budding criminologists will be heartened by this volume. These cutting-edge projects should inspire and motivate you to get to work!’ Sally S. Simpson, University of Maryland

‘This thoughtful collection explores how organisational and broader societal norms shape criminal behaviours within legitimate business settings including the sports sector, agri-food and art fairs. Collectively, the book shows that European white-collar crime and crime control research and theorization is in a good place. Long may it continue.’ Mike Levi, Cardiff University

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