The Routledge Handbook of White-Collar and Corporate Crime in Europe by van Erp, Judith; Huisman, Wim; Vande Walle, Gudrun;

Short description:

This book presents a comprehensive account of European white-collar crime, focusing on its history, methods of measuring its extent, its regulation, governance and enforcement, as well as its specific European character.

The editors have gathered together the leading voices in the field and specific case studies are discusse

Long description:

The study of white-collar crime remains a central concern for criminologists around the world and research concentrates on its nature, prevalence, causes and responses. However, most books on white-collar crime tend to focus on Anglo-American examples, which is surprising given the amount of rich data and research taking place in mainland Europe. This new handbook seeks to reset the balance and, for the first time, presents an overview of state-of-the-art research on white-collar crime in Europe.

Adding to the existing Anglo-American body of knowledge, the Handbook will discuss specific European topics and typical European features of white-collar crime. The Routledge Handbook of White-Collar and Corporate Crime in Europe consists of more than thirty chapters on topics ranging from the Icelandic Banking Crisis, to the origins of the study of white collar crime, to contemporary topics, such as white-collar crime in countries post-transition from communist regimes; the illegal e-waste trade and white-collar crime in professional football. Furthermore, the book contains extensive case study analyses of landmark European cases of white-collar crime.

The editors have gathered together the leading voices in the field and a final section offers commentaries on white-collar crime in Europe from eminent criminologists David Friedrichs and Hazel Croall. This Handbook will thus serve as a work of reference for all scholars and students engaged in the study of corporate and white-collar crime and will also set out directions for new research in the future.

‘This superb handbook brings together leading European scholars of white-collar and corporate crime. In light of the increasing globalization of manufacturing, markets, finance, and governance, its expansive coverage of landmark cases throughout Europe and European responses to them could not have appeared at a more opportune time. The editors and contributors are to be commended for enlarging our vision of white-collar and corporate crime as a problem of worldwide significance.’ - Michael L. Benson, Professor, School of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, USA

‘The concept of white-collar crime originated in the United States, and much of the subsequent research in the field has been conducted in English-speaking nations. So it is indeed exciting to see this welcome collection of European scholarship. With its rich case studies, and its interpretive essays on generic crime types, this book is indispensable reading for scholars of white-collar and corporate crime across the globe.’ - Peter Grabosky, Professor Emeritus, RegNet, Australian National University, Australia

‘This well-crafted volume breaks new intellectual ground with its European-focused scholarship on white-collar and corporate crime. An excellent resource to stimulate new thinking and research topics for a new generation of scholars.’ - Sally Simpson, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director, Center for the Study of Business Ethics, Regulation, and Crime, University of Maryland, USA

‘This book is a stellar contribution to the evolving global understanding of white-collar and corporate crime. As the editors note in the introduction, the field has been dominated by American, Australian and British scholars for an array of reasons and with resulting limited applications and relevance to different economies and political systems. The Handbook of White Collar and Corporate Crime in Europe successfully changes the existing intellectual landscape by broadening our understanding of what most experts agree are the most costly forms of crime in regard to measurement, definitions, types of offenses, human rights issues, state crime, victimization, and matters of prevention and control. It will be a major resource for scholars and students for years to come.’ - Henry N. Pontell, Presidential Scholar, John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Research Professor and Professor Emeritus, University of California, Irvine, USA

Table of Contents:

1. An introduction to white-collar and corporate crime in Europe, W. Huisman, , J. van Erp, G. Vande Walle and J. BeckersPart I Defining and measuring white-collar and corporate crime in Europe2. The measurement of corporate crime: an exercise in futility?, C. Walburg3. Determining the adequate enforcement of white-collar and corporate crimes in Europe, N. Lord and M. Levi4. Charting Europe’s moral economies: Citizens, consumers, and the crimes of everyday life, S. Karstedt5. On the Difficulty of Measuring Economic Crime, L. Korsell6. Measuring white-collar crime perceptions among public and white collar offenders: A comparative investigation of four European countries, T. Alalehto and D. LarssonPart II Historical perspectives on white-collar and corporate crime in Europe7. Willem Bonger: the unrecognized European pioneer of the study of white collar crime, P. Hebberecht8. Corporate involvement in the Holocaust and other Nazi crimes, A. Van Baar9. Special criminal law and inspectorates in Europe, P. PonsaersPart III Contemporary white-collar and corporate crime in EuropeWhite-collar crime in countries of transition10. Economic Crime and the Privatisation of East German Corporations, K. Boers, H. Theile, B. Bischoff, K. Karliczek11. White Collar Crime in Countries of Transition. The Lesson of Hungary, E. Inzelt12. Retroactive prosecution of transitional economic crimes in Croatia. Testing the legal principles and human rights, P. Novoselec, S. Roksandic Vidlicka and A. MaršavelskiDeviance in academia 13. Within our walls: white collar crime in Greek academia, S. Georgoulas and A. VoulvouliEU fraud.../part contents