TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of gender in white-collar crime. Directions for future research testing general and gender-specific theories are provided. Design/methodology/approach– Prior research is reviewed and critiques of general and gender-specific explanations for offending in the workplace context are advanced. Findings– Gender-specific explanations in other offending contexts (e.g. violent crime) appear to be less applicable to the understanding of white-collar crime, a finding that lends support to general theory. Practical implications– This paper provides an outline for future research testing criminological theory in organizational settings. Originality/value– This paper represents a unique attempt to apply general and gender-specific theories to a variety of financial crimes in the context of organizations.
VL  - 22
IS  - 4
SN  - 1359-0790
DO  - 10.1108/JFC-12-2014-0062
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JFC-12-2014-0062
AU  - Holtfreter Kristy
PY  - 2015
Y1  - 2015/01/01
TI  - General theory, gender-specific theory, and white-collar crime
T2  - Journal of Financial Crime
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 422
EP  - 431
Y2  - 2024/04/26
ER  -