Convenience Dynamics and White-Collar Crime

<p>This book introduces a dynamic perspective to study white-collar crime. It argues that as personal motives change over time so too do organizational opportunities and willingness for deviant behavior.</p><p>The work contends that the extent of white-collar crime is dependent on the extent of crime convenience perceived and preferred by potential offenders. It discusses how potential white-collar offenders expand organizational opportunities for financial crime over time. The dynamics are illustrated here by system dynamics models to capture cause and effect relationships. The book also presents a new structural model illustrating the elements of convenience theory along with a new dynamic model illustrating the evolution of white-collar crime. The practical aspects are illustrated with a number of case studies.</p><p>The book will be of interest to researchers academics and professionals working in the areas of Criminal Justice Criminology Criminal Law and Business Studies.</p>