The Determinants of Employee Crime in the UK

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ID9722208
AuthorsNeil Rickman (Center for Economic and Policy Research), ROBERT WITT (0000-0003-0242-1434, University of Surrey)
Year2007
Volume74
Issue293
Pages161-175
Publication date2007-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEconomica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0427 • E-ISSN: 1468-0335
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-0335.2006.00530.x
OpenAlexW1988727015
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited25

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 and 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 and the Home Office. Our results provide information on employee theft as a particular type of crime, on policy that may help to combat it, and on alternative views of the motivation for crime

Business · Criminology · Deterrence (psychology) · Deterrence theory · Economics · Political science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Law · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems · Psychology · Regulation and Compliance Studies

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