The Origin of White Collar Criminality? – Exploring a Gene x Environment Interaction Hypothesis

The aim for this article is the elementary question: why does white collar criminals become white collar criminals? The answer is a hypothetical syllogistic constructed hypothesis for further empirical exploration in the agenda. The hypothesis takes its point of departure in biosocial criminology, e...

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Main Author: Alalehto, Tage (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: International journal of criminology and sociology
Year: 2018
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Summary:The aim for this article is the elementary question: why does white collar criminals become white collar criminals? The answer is a hypothetical syllogistic constructed hypothesis for further empirical exploration in the agenda. The hypothesis takes its point of departure in biosocial criminology, especially the gene-environment interplay, focused on white collar criminality. The hypothesis proposes a link between criminal attitudes and criminal behavior based on how biological (e.g. intergenerational heredity, MAO-A), neurological (e.g. executive functioning, cortical thickness) and social-psychological/sociological factors (e.g. peer-group, rationalizations, social stress, loss of class status) correlates to each other as a system of mechanisms
ISSN:1929-4409
DOI:10.6000/1929-4409.2018.07.14