Profiling the modern white-collar criminal: An overview of Utah’s white-collar crime registry

IF 5.8 3区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Business Horizons Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.bushor.2022.11.003

Cedric Michel , Bella L. Galperin

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Abstract

White-collar crime continues to be a central challenge for individuals, organizations, and consumers. Due to the substantial social harm caused by white-collar crime, there has been a focus on prevention and detection strategies, including profiling offenders in an effort to understand their motives, targets, and modus operandi. Despite advances in profiling white-collar offenders, these profiles have relied heavily on the same thirty-year-old, federal-level database limited to major urban areas, which may obscure changes in the sociodemographics of white-collar offenders. Based on Utah’s more recent White-Collar Crime Registry, this article seeks to better identify the profiles of modern white-collar offenders. Our findings uncovered three distinct types of white-collar criminals: The Tech Scammer, the Ponzi Schemer, and the Insurance Fraudster. Despite the registry’s limitations as a database, we offer recommendations regarding the prevention and detection of such offenders. With a more in-depth understanding of the modern white-collar criminal, managers will be better positioned to manage white-collar crime in the workplace.

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现代白领犯罪的剖析:犹他州白领犯罪登记的概述

白领犯罪仍然是个人、组织和消费者面临的核心挑战。由于白领犯罪造成了巨大的社会危害，人们一直关注预防和侦查策略，包括对罪犯进行侧写，以努力了解他们的动机、目标和作案手法。尽管在分析白领罪犯方面取得了进步，但这些分析在很大程度上依赖于同样的30年前的联邦级数据库，仅限于主要城市地区，这可能会模糊白领罪犯的社会人口统计学变化。基于犹他州最近的白领犯罪记录，本文试图更好地识别现代白领罪犯的特征。我们的发现揭示了三种不同类型的白领罪犯:科技诈骗犯、庞氏骗局诈骗犯和保险诈骗犯。尽管登记处作为一个数据库存在局限性，但我们提供了有关预防和发现此类违法者的建议。对现代白领犯罪有了更深入的了解，管理者就能更好地管理工作场所的白领犯罪。

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Business Horizons BUSINESS-

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17.70

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5.40%

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105

期刊介绍： Business Horizons, the bimonthly journal of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, is dedicated to publishing original articles that appeal to both business academics and practitioners. Our editorial focus is on covering a diverse array of topics within the broader field of business, with a particular emphasis on identifying critical business issues and proposing practical solutions. Our goal is to inspire readers to approach business practices from new and innovative perspectives. Business Horizons occupies a distinctive position among business publications by offering articles that strike a balance between academic rigor and practical relevance. As such, our articles are grounded in scholarly research yet presented in a clear and accessible format, making them relevant to a broad audience within the business community.