The encyclopedia of white collar corporate crime is edited to incorporate information about a variety of white collar crimes and provides examples of persons statutes companies and convictions each entry offers a thorough and thoughtful summary of the topic rather than a simple definition users are given a satisfying and sophisticated synopsis with references for further study. This entry about white collar crime has been published under the terms of the creative commons attribution 30 cc by 30 licence which permits unrestricted use and reproduction provided the author or authors of the white collar crime entry and the encyclopedia of law are in each case credited as the source of the white collar crime entry please note this cc by licence applies to some . Encyclopedia of white collar crime by gerber jurg jensen eric l 1946 publication date 2007 topics white collar crimes corporations commercial crimes publisher westport conn greenwood press collection inlibrary printdisabled internetarchivebooks china digitizing sponsor internet archive contributor internet archive language english includes bibliographical references and index . The term white collar crime is typically used to refer to non violent financial crimes committed by persons in business contexts standard examples include embezzlement and insider trading the term white collar is a reference to the colour of the dress shirts traditionally worn by business professionals in the western world