Financial Crimes: Psychological, Technological, and Ethical Issues

Financial Crimes: Psychological, Technological, and Ethical Issues
Springer | Social Sciences | July 10, 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319324187 | 376 pages | pdf | 3.63 mb

Editors: Dion, Michel, Weisstub, David, Richet, Jean-Loup (Eds.)

Draws on the psychological and psychiatric aspects of financial crime
Discusses ethical and legal issues involved in dealing with white collar criminality
Brings together a group of top scholars on the much debated issue of financial crime

This book on the psychology of white collar criminals discusses various cases of financial crime, while also attempting to delve into the minds of the criminals in question. The literature on this topic is growing as it gains momentum in the scientific field, as a result of the extremely negative impact white collar crime has on its victims. Because there is considerable damage and vulnerability from these crimes, it is important to begin to classify them, and to understand the minds of those that commit these offenses. While the current literature is not extensive, this work provides a closer look into the various ethical and legal facets of financial crime, and helps to uncover the social, psychological and neurobiological factors that intersect in the minds of those criminals.

Number of Illustrations and Tables

7 b/w illustrations

Topics

Ethics

Psychology and Law

Finance, general

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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