TY - JOUR
AU1 - Brody, Richard G.
AU2 - Perri, Frank S.
AB - PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the issue of suicide, a violent act against one’s self, as it relates to white- and red-collar crimes. White-collar crime can be described as nonviolent crime committed for financial gain. Red-collar crime describes a situation where a white-collar criminal commits an act of violence, often murder, to silence someone who is in a position to report a fraud they have perpetrated. Previous research has not addressed the issue of suicide, as it relates to white- and red-collar crime.Design/methodology/approachThe analysis is conceptual, focusing on the historical underpinnings of white- and red-collar crime and reviewing the evolution of white-collar criminals. Sources of information consisted of published news media, scholarly articles and articles retrieved from the web.FindingsA suicide may be linked, directly or indirectly, to a financial crime. Law enforcement must be careful not to jump to conclusions, as there is a possibility that a staged suicide has occurred.Originality/valueLaw enforcement individuals may want to consider an additional motive when investigating a suicide, especially when the victim has some type of connection to a known fraud. This type of connection may not be readily apparent and may require a new approach on the part of a law enforcement investigation.
TI - Fraud detection suicide: the dark side of white-collar crime
JF - Journal of Financial Crime
DO - 10.1108/JFC-09-2015-0043
DA - 2016-10-03
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/emerald-publishing/fraud-detection-suicide-the-dark-side-of-white-collar-crime-Opr7AbgYgk
SP - 786
EP - 797
VL - 23
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -