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What the defining characteristics of White Collar Crime are?
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-involves illegal activities of people and institutions whose acknowledged purpose is profit through legitimate business transactions
-also easy to get away with -offenders do not notice real harm |
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How it differs from ordinary street crime?
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-street crime is not invited into home, but white collar crime is due to their perceived legitimacy
-street crime involves the use of a weapon -white collar is much more costly -white collar can be violent, similar to street crime in death/injury -white collar breeds distrust in economic and social institutions, lowers public morale, and undermines faith in business and government |
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What specific kinds of activities fit under this label?
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Individual Transaction (Ad Hoc)
-paper crimes by individuals not as part of a job or occupational position -for personal gain or benefit Occupational Crimes (Abuse of Trust) -violations of legitimate job or occupational position -misuse of access or influence built into position -by individuals for personal gain or benefit -may be property or violent crime Corporate Crime (Collateral Business Crime) -illegal actions by otherwise legitimate businesses or organizations -carried out by business as a corporation -for corporate gain or benefit -may be property/monetary or violent crime Illegal Enterprises (Criminal Business) -criminal businesses that look and operate like legitimate business -con games and business scams -sales of illegal goods/services - |
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How the legal system tries to control it?
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Compliance/Regulatory-aim for law conformity without the necessity of detecting, processing, or penalizing individual violators; requires cooperation; help from administration
Deterrence/Criminal Justice- deter potential offenders through fear of punishment; involves detecting criminal violations, determining who is responsible, and penalizing <Regulatory over Criminal Justice - prosecution uses up too many resources> |
