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What is white collar crime? |
Sutherland - crime committed by a person of high social status within the course of an occupation FBI - illegal acts characterized by deceit or violation of trust & aren't dependent upon the threat or force of violence Conventional - crime committed by person/group in the course of a respected/legit occupation |
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occupational white collar crime |
committed without support from the organization ex: embezzlement |
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organizational white collar crime |
committed with the support from the organization ex: enron |
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White collar crime cost? |
estimated $300 billion/ yr. |
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How much more cost-wise was white collar crime than street crime? |
25X |
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broken down white collar crime costs |
employee theft - Bribery/corruption - $15 billion/yr. Fraud/deception - $150 billion/yr (ENRON) Medicare fraud - over $1billion Anti-trust violations - $350 billion/yr. |
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White collar crime death rate |
over 100,000 deaths every year |
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examples of death due to white collar crime |
unsafe food products, unsafe cars, medical negligence, unsafe job practices |
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white collar crime vs. street crime deaths (2013) |
murder - 14,000 white collar crime - 100,000 |
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street crime vs. white collar crime offenders |
street crime - young, black, poor, male wcc - male, white, wealthy, older |
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street crime vs. white collar crime victims
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street crime - profile similar to that of the offender wcc - everyone |
