Includes bibliographical references and index.

This Handbook brings together the accumulated wisdom of a diverse group of leading scholars on white-collar crime and corporate crime. It begins with an overview of the core themes in the study of white-collar crime. Ensuing chapters explicate the definition of white-collar crime, illuminate the distinguishing demographic, social, and psychological characteristics of white-collar offenders, and carefully dissect the social and economic costs of this form of crime. International in focus, the volume includes incisive analyses of a broad range of white-collar crimes and represents a major advance in white-collar criminology. Cutting-edge criminological theories, ranging from rational choice and opportunity to culture and the life-course perspective, are applied. The political dimensions of white-collar crime are explored through a review of research on public opinion on white-collar crime and punishment and through analyses of the politics of regulation and the difficulties of securing corporate compliance. The theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence regarding alternative white-collar crime control policies are analyzed. These policies that range from responsive regulation to deterrence through criminal sanctioning. Overall, this volume presents a sophisticated analysis of the multifaceted problem of white-collar crime and white-collar crime control, as well as a comprehensive overview of theory and empirical research in this area.