Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an empirical study of white-collar crime to create insights into perceptions of potential offenders with a gender perspective. Design/methodology/approach – Media coverage of individual criminals was used as identification for crime cases, which were then found in court rulings. Findings – The paper is based on empirical research of convicted white-collar criminals. Out of 161 convicts presented in newspaper articles, there were 153 male and eight female criminals, i.e. 4 per cent. Research limitations/implications – It is indeed hard to believe that Norwegian men commit 25 times more white-collar crimes when compared to Norwegian women. Therefore, it is a question of whether the detection rate for female white-collar criminals is lower than for male white-collar criminals. Practical implications – More attention might be paid to characteristics of female white-collar crime in the future. Originality/value – Rather than presenting some cases and anecdotal evidence, the paper presents substantial statistical evidence to conclude on gender differences in white-collar crime.
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an empirical study of white-collar crime to create insights into perceptions of potential offenders with a gender perspective. Design/methodology/approach – Media coverage of individual criminals was used as identification for crime cases, which were then found in court rulings. Findings – The paper is based on empirical research of convicted white-collar criminals. Out of 161 convicts presented in newspaper articles, there were 153 male and eight female criminals, i.e. 4 per cent. Research limitations/implications – It is indeed hard to believe that Norwegian men commit 25 times more white-collar crimes when compared to Norwegian women. Therefore, it is a question of whether the detection rate for female white-collar criminals is lower than for male white-collar criminals. Practical implications – More attention might be paid to characteristics of female white-collar crime in the future. Originality/value – Rather than presenting some cases and anecdotal evidence, the paper presents substantial statistical evidence to conclude on gender differences in white-collar crime.