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Although White-collar Crime Has Caused A Substantial Amount Of Damage On Both The Individual And Societal Levels, It Often Ranks Below Street Crime As A Matter Of Public Concern. Thus, White-collar Crime Remains An Ambiguous And Even Controversial Topic Among Academics, With A Relative Dearth Of Scholarly Focus On The Issue. The Oxford Handbook Of White-collar Crime Offers A Comprehensive Treatment Of The Most Up-to-date Theories And Research Regarding White-collar Crime. Contributors Tackle A Vast Range Of Topics, Including The Impact Of White-collar Crime, The Contexts In Which White-collar Crime Occurs, Current Crime Policies And Debates, And Examinations Of The Criminals Themselves. The Volume Concludes With A Set Of Essays That Discuss Potential Responses For Controlling White-collar Crime, As Well As Promising New Avenues For Future Research. Uniting Conceptual Theories, Empirical Research, And Ethnographic Data, The Handbook Provides The First Unified Analytic Framework On White-collar Crime. Given The Astronomical Aggregate Losses To Victims, Building A More Nuanced Understanding Of The Dynamics Of White-collar Crime Is A Topic Of Immediate Social Concern. The Definitive Resource On White-collar Crime, This Handbook Will Be A Valuable Resource For Developing Both Intellectual And Policy-related Solutions.