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Measuring White Collar Crime
Abstract
This chapter reviews the utility (or lack thereof) of various data sources often used in studying white collar crime, as well as the difficulties in measurement resulting from the definitional muddiness of the term and the lack of systematic data collection specific to these types of crimes. Ultimately, if something cannot be defined, then it cannot be accurately measured. Definitional variance makes it extremely difficult to gather information pertaining to crime incidences because, even if white collar crime data is captured, it does not mean that the data will be comparable to other data. Policymakers and academics must endeavor to adjust current criminal justice data collection efforts; such an enterprise will enable a better understanding of how often white collar crime occurs, why it occurs, how harmful it is, and what can be done to prevent it.
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- Wall‐Parker, A.
- Corresponding author
- Wall‐Parker, April
- Venue
- The Handbook of White‐Collar Crime
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2019-09-16
- Pages
- 32-44
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- W2973290410
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- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
- Social Sciences › Law › Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
- Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
- Keywords
- white-collar crime, crime measurement, data sources, definitional ambiguity, crime incidence, crime prevention, data comparability
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