Abstract
The authors replicated Walters and Geyer (2004) by examining how white-collar offenders differ from non-white-collar offenders on criminal thinking and lifestyle criminality. To extend Walters and Geyer's work, they explored psychopathic characteristics and psychopathology of white-collar offenders compared with non-white-collar offenders. The study sample included 39 white-collar only offenders (offenders who had committed only white-collar crime), 88 white-collar versatile offenders (offenders who previously had committed non-white-collar crime), and 86 non-white-collar offenders incarcerated in a federal prison. Groups were matched on age and ethnicity. Offenders completed self-report measures of criminal thinking, psychopathic traits, and psychopathology. Lifestyle criminality was gathered via file review. Results demonstrated white-collar offenders had lower scores on lifestyle criminality but scored higher on some measures of psychopathology and psychopathic traits compared with non-white-collar offenders. White-collar versatile offenders were highest in criminal thinking. Logistic regression findings demonstrated that white-collar offenders could be distinguished from non-white-collar offenders by substance use.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 978-997 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Criminal Justice and Behavior |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2012 |
Keywords
- criminal thinking
- psychopathy
- white-collar criminals
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- General Psychology
- Law
