The Determinants of Employee Crime in the UK

We present evidence on employee theft in the UK using data on actual recorded crime, in a model where employees are 'rational cheaters' whose theft decisions may also be influenced by individual characteristics. We produce hypotheses about the role of labour market deterrence & individ...

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Published in:Economica (London) 2007-02, Vol.74 (293), p.161-175
Main Authors: Rickman, Neil, Witt, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crime and criminals - Economic aspects
Employee theft
White collar crimes - Great Britain
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Summary:We present evidence on employee theft in the UK using data on actual recorded crime, in a model where employees are 'rational cheaters' whose theft decisions may also be influenced by individual characteristics. We produce hypotheses about the role of labour market deterrence & individual influences on employee theft. We then examine the role of these influences using regional crime data supplemented by data from the UK Labour Force Survey & the Home Office. Our results provide information on employee theft as a particular type of crime, on policy that may help to combat it, & on alternative views of the motivation for crime. Tables, References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0013-0427
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-0335-2006.00530.x