Author : Dorothy Zietz
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Women who Embezzle Or Defraud by : Dorothy Zietz
Download or read book Women who Embezzle Or Defraud written by Dorothy Zietz and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1981 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study was originally designed to determine whether the generalizations about male embezzlers made by Cressey in 'Other People's Money' (1953) would also apply to women. Later the study was expanded to include an exploration of characteristics of women who were convicted of similar property offenses, such as fraud, forgery, and grand theft. A study of a sample of inmates at the California Institute for Women identified four different systems of behavior among 'honest' women (i.e. those who did not intend to steal) who embezzled: (1) the obsessive protectors, (2) romantic dreamers, (3) greedy opportunists, and (4) victims of pressure or persuasion. Women who intended to steal or defraud were categorized as vindictive self-servers, asocial entrepreneurs, and reluctant offenders. Findings appear to indicate that typologies developed by Cressey and others based on male samples are not wholly applicable to women. There are similarities and differences in the problems faced by men and women who violate financial trust and in their rationalizations to justify their criminal behavior. More extensive research is needed to determine whether these findings can be considered valid for a larger group of women.