Gender and criminal thinking among individuals convicted of white-collar crimes

Benson, Michael L.; Harbinson, Erin

doi:10.1080/1478601x.2020.1709953

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“…Others have pointed to the issue of women's more legalistic spirit and the criminal justice system's friendly treatment of women compared to men. Others believe that women who reach higher positions in organizational structures, due to their uniqueness, are more exposed to attention and are more controlled than their male colleagues, and on the other hand, they are less trusted in illegal activities (Benson and Simpson, 2009).…”

Section: Crimes Committed By Women and White Collar Criminalsmentioning

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“…Today, research clearly shows that women also commit white-collar crimes, but their percentage is lower than that of men (Daly, 1989; Gottschalk and Glasø, 2013; Gottschalk and Smith, 2015). This has led researchers to investigate gender differences in white-collar crime (for example, Benson and Gottschalk, 2015; Benson and Harbinson, 2020; Galvin, 2020; Gottschalk and Glasø, 2013; Goulette, 2020; Reese and McDougal, 2017).…”

Section: Crimes Committed By Women and White Collar Criminalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A comparative analysis of the role of gender in the commission of white-collar crimes: a review in Norway, America, Portugal, India and Iran

Kamaei,

Abolhasani,

Farhood

2023

JFC

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Purpose The purpose of this research is to analyze the role of gender in the commission of white collar crimes and investigate it in five countries: Norway, Portugal, America, India and Iran. Design/methodology/approach Descriptive analytical method is used in this article. Findings A total of five observations were examined about the rank and percentage of women's participation in white-collar crimes, namely, from Norway (rank 3, 7%), USA (rank 26, 5%), Portugal (29th rank, 13%), India (rank 135, 11%) and Iran (rank 143, 5%). As is visually obvious, there seems to be no relationship between the level of gender equality and the percentage of women involved in white-collar crimes. However, according to Hobbs, in most research, the issue of gender and its effect on the occurrence of white-collar crimes have not been addressed, but by using the limited statistics and limited information available, it can be concluded that a small number of women have committed this crime. According to global crime reports, only 15 out of 200 prosecutions for white-collar crimes involve women. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this article is original and has been submitted only to this journal and has not been submitted to another journal at the same time.

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Section: Crimes Committed By Women and White Collar Criminalsmentioning

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Section: Crimes Committed By Women and White Collar Criminalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A comparative analysis of the role of gender in the commission of white-collar crimes: a review in Norway, America, Portugal, India and Iran

Kamaei,

Abolhasani,

Farhood

2023

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“…Crash of 1929 was an example of this behavior when financial operators have to defend commitments for defending themselves. According to the concepts of neutralization theory, they claim their actions to be moral and explanatory in a specific circumstance (Benson and Harbinson, 2020). White collar criminals defend their unexpected behaviors with the help of denials and neutralizations (Gottschalk, 2019a(Gottschalk, , 2019b.…”

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Corporate financial crimes in Pakistan – a review and analysis

Yasir

Ahmed

Anum

2021

JFC

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight those factors which involve elite class criminals in corporate financial crimes. This research implies the fact that the study of criminal behavior is pivotal for finding out the reasons behind such crimes. Design/methodology/approach By describing theories of criminology, researchers assess the nature of financial criminals in Pakistan from a theoretical perspective. Findings Elite-class people commit crimes upon perceiving high benefits and less punishment. Moreover, the social environment contributes greatly to inducing criminal behavior. Research limitations/implications Explanation of criminal behaviors provided in the study will be helpful in providing directions for the prevention of such criminal actions in the future. Originality/value This research examines the criminal behavior of elite class crimes from the theoretical perspective which will be significant in the prevention of such behaviors.

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“…Scholars such as Benson and Gottschalk (2015), Benson and Simpson (2018), Dodge (2009), and Gottschalk and Smith (2015) emphasize a lack of female opportunity. Scholars such as Becker and McCorkel (2011), Benson and Harbinson (2020), Galvin (2020), and Goulette (2020) emphasize a lack of female willingness. Since only 6% of incarcerated white-collar offenders in Norway are women, it is easy and simple to jump to the conclusion that men are 16 times more involved in white-collar crime compared to women (Gottschalk 2019).…”

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Gender and Crime: Convenience for Pink-Collar Offenders

Gottschalk

2020

Deviant Behavior

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Traditionally, research on the gender fraction of women in white-collar crime has focused on female lack of financial motive, organizational opportunity, and personal willingness for deviant behavior. This article applies the opposite perspective of traditional gender research on white-collar crime in terms of special female motive, opportunity, and willingness. This article challenges prior research regarding female involvement in white-collar crime. Based on the theory of convenience, this article identifies convenience themes that are gender-specific in favor of pink-collar offenders. In the motive dimension of convenience theory, we find concern for others and strain causing depression and anxiety. In the opportunity dimension, we find that women have the advantage of facing suspicion of misconduct, wrongdoing, and crime to a far lesser extent compared to men. In the willingness dimension, we find that women as followers can justify their actions and neutralize their potential guilt feelings far better than men in the role of leaders in crime can neutralize what they have done.

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Gender and criminal thinking among individuals convicted of white-collar crimes

Cited by 24 publications

References 29 publications

A comparative analysis of the role of gender in the commission of white-collar crimes: a review in Norway, America, Portugal, India and Iran

A comparative analysis of the role of gender in the commission of white-collar crimes: a review in Norway, America, Portugal, India and Iran

Corporate financial crimes in Pakistan – a review and analysis

Gender and Crime: Convenience for Pink-Collar Offenders

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