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Shaming, shame and recidivism : a test of reintegrative shaming theory in the white-collar crime context Murphy, Kristina and Harris, Nathan 2007, Shaming, shame and recidivism : a test of reintegrative shaming theory in the white-collar crime context, British journal of criminology, vol. 47, no. 6, pp. 900-917. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Shaming, shame and recidivism : a test of reintegrative shaming theory in the white-collar crime context Author(s) Murphy, Kristina Harris, Nathan Journal name British journal of criminology Volume number 47 Issue number 6 Start page 900 End page 917 Publisher Oxford University Press Place of publication Oxford, England Publication date 2007 ISSN 0007-0955 1464-3529 Summary Despite the popularity of reintegrative shaming theory in the field of criminology, only a small number of studies purporting to test it have been published to date. The aim of the present study, therefore, is to provide an empirical test of Braithwaite's (1989; Braithwaite and Braithwaite 2001) theory of reintegrative shaming in the white-collar crime context. The data on which the study is based came from survey data collected from a group of 652 tax offenders. Consistent with predictions, it was found that feelings of reintegration/stigmatization experienced during an enforcement event were related to reoffending behaviour. Those taxpayers who felt that their enforcement experience had been reintegrative in nature were less likely to report having evaded their taxes two years later. Consistent with Braithwaite and Braithwaite's (2001) hypotheses, shame-related emotions were also found to partially mediate the effect of reintegration on subsequent offending behaviour. Implications for the effective regulation of white-collar offenders are discussed. Language eng Field of Research 160299 Criminology not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2007, The Author Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30007751 Document type: Journal Article Collection: School of History, Heritage and Society Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 29 Sep 2008, 08:55:42 EST Wed, 25 Mar 2009, 13:50:14 EST Mon, 15 Jun 2009, 12:48:54 EST Wed, 16 Sep 2009, 12:21:04 EST Wed, 16 Sep 2009, 12:22:04 EST Tue, 15 Dec 2009, 14:10:08 EST Tue, 11 May 2010, 12:46:15 EST Tue, 11 May 2010, 12:47:25 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 18 times in TR Web of Science Cited 16 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 588 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 29 Sep 2008, 08:55:42 EST

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