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  • 36 - Factors Influencing the Decision to Commit White-Collar Crime

  • from Part V - Other Legal Decision-Making
  • Edited by Monica K. Miller, University of Nevada, Reno, Logan A. Yelderman, Prairie View A & M University, Texas, Matthew T. Huss, Creighton University, Omaha, Jason A. Cantone, George Mason University, Virginia
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Legal Decision-Making
    Published online:
    22 February 2024
    Print publication:
    29 February 2024, pp 555-566

  • Summary

    The prevalence of white-collar crime (WCC) is alarming. WCC has a significant negative impact on a country’s economy and overall society. Several social and personal factors have been proposed to explain why people make the decision to perpetrate WCC. This chapter presents a brief summary of the established risk factors, which explain the decision to commit white-collar crime. Further, the chapter explores affluenza as a potential predictor of the decision to commit white-collar crime. Affluenza is defined as entitlement driven by a deep value for one’s elevated socioeconomic status, which blinds people to the social consequences of their actions. We discuss how affluenza might contribute to a person’s decision to commit WCC, as well as its legal implications. Further, future directions for research investigating the role of affluenza in perpetration of white-collar crime are discussed.