A Black Box Warning: The Marginalization of White-Collar Crime Victimization. Issue 1 (January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dodge, Mary
• Is Part Of: Journal of white collar and corporate crime. Volume 1:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 24
• Page End: 33
• Publication Date: 2020-01
• Subjects: corporate crime -- fraud -- gender -- professional crime -- victims -- victimology -- white-collar crime; White collar crimes -- Periodicals; Commercial crimes -- Periodicals; 364.168
• DOI: 10.1177/2631309X19888501
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2631-309X

Abstract

The study of white-collar crime has become a subfield of criminology receiving great attention, though victimization calls for additional research. The black box warning, used by the Food and Drug Administration to denote potential serious hazards of a drug or device, is an apt metaphor for the neglect often associated with the identification, depth, consequences, and, at times, violent nature of white-collar crime victimization. Research on victims is evolving, though compared to street-level crime remains marginalized, despite the serious harms caused by the former. This article offers a review of what researchers have accomplished and identifies topics of concern. White-collar crime targets a wide spectrum of the population and a high number of people, but the black box of victimization demonstrates the need for research that further enhances knowledge and informs policy.