white-collar criminals and criminal justice of iran

White Collar Criminals: The State of Knowledge

White collar crime is the least studied and the least understood crime type in comparison to traditional crime types. This review highlights the recent developments in the state of knowledge over the white collar criminals. The review concerns the topics of demography, motivation for offending and career criminality among white collar criminals. It compiles the international results (mainly Wes...

Health care fraud: physicians as white collar criminals?

White collar crimes are characterized by “deceit, concealment, or violation of trust and are not dependent upon the application or threat of physical force or violence. Such acts are committed by individuals and organizations to obtain personal or business advantage” (Ref. 1, p 3). Health care fraud is a form of white collar crime that may be committed by health care providers, consumers, compa...

Increased executive functioning, attention, and cortical thickness in white-collar criminals.

Very little is known on white-collar crime and how it differs to other forms of offending. This study tests the hypothesis that white-collar criminals have better executive functioning, enhanced information processing, and structural brain superiorities compared with offender controls. Using a case-control design, executive functioning, orienting, and cortical thickness was assessed in 21 white...

Resocialization and Correcting Criminals in Iran’s Criminal Policy

Correcting criminals and making them back to the society is the ultimate goal of all criminal systems in the world. No country is willing to keep its citizens away from the society due to a crime they commit. One of the main concerns in criminal policy is resocialization of criminals who, after having been punished, have regretted their act and so-called repented and want to return to society b...

Dangerousness and Criminal Justice

White Collar Crime: Qualitative Explanation of Contexts and Motives

White-collar crime is a controversial term about which there is no consensus. A comprehensive explanation of white-collar crime needs integrated theories that join various factors. White collar crime is an encompassing phrase which refers to a wide range of crimes. Corporate crime, organizational crime, state crime, and state-corporate crime are the most common types of white-collar crime. Esse...