The opinion of Iranian and Norwegian citizens about the factors influencing the commission of white-collar crimes with a Delphi approach

This article aims to analyze the role of gender (women and men) in committing white collar crimes in Iran and Norway. According to Sutherland's definition, white-collar crime is a crime committed by people who are "respected and have social status." Studies clearly show that women are under-represented in official statistics related to certain types of organizational white-collar crime. However, what exactly creates such a pattern is worthy of reflection and interpretation. There are several possibilities in this regard. One interpretation is that because access to occupational and organizational positions is stratified by gender, women have fewer opportunities to commit certain types of white-collar crime; Especially those crimes that allow the offender to use the organization as a means to deceive and conspire against the victims. Therefore, the limited access to job positions explains why women are not accused among this type of white-collar criminals. This interpretation is based on the implicit assumption that if women have access to similar job and organizational positions, they will act like men. However, there is a possibility that women behave differently than men even if they have the same situations and opportunities. Maybe women are actually more law-abiding than men. Another possibility is that men and women commit crimes equally. But the criminal justice system