Introduction
Through this case study, the crime that committed by the offender is embezzlement and misapplication of funds. The theory that can be interrelated to this case study are the idea of learning to become an offender was central to the concept of differential association theory developed by Edwin Sutherland and his description of the white-collar crime concept. Sutherland’s differential association theory to emphasize the importance of relationship and the learning process in understanding the emergence of deviance.
According Ian Marsh (2006), Sutherland said that crime was socially defined by powerful sections of society then he also described how the individual were drawn to the crime. This led to the questions of how is criminal …show more content…
The social constructionist perspective clarified crime is a classification of behaviour defined by individuals with the power and authority to make laws that identify some behaviour as violent and reduce its offenders subject to punishment. For example, a bank robber typically receives a 20 to 30 years’ prison sentence, a bank embezzler can receive as little as 5 years’ probation.
Then, the legal constructions of crime through Sutherland (1949) argued that existing crime categories are constructions that change the reality of harm where as a strict legal definition exclude white-collar crime. This strict legal shown that some cases that associated to white-collar difficult to be defined as offenders. In Western industrial societies until the late 20th century, there are rarely subject to punishment because the crimes of business and white-collar crime were not considered as “real” crimes even though enormous implications will be produced multiple victims who each suffered economic losses. For instance, the white-collar crime should be punished as other criminals as well. This case study argues the fund supposed use to run the project for the society such as supply of water and electricity especially in rural
Through this case study, the crime that committed by the offender is embezzlement and misapplication of funds. The theory that can be interrelated to this case study are the idea of learning to become an offender was central to the concept of differential association theory developed by Edwin Sutherland and his description of the white-collar crime concept. Sutherland’s differential association theory to emphasize the importance of relationship and the learning process in understanding the emergence of deviance.
According Ian Marsh (2006), Sutherland said that crime was socially defined by powerful sections of society then he also described how the individual were drawn to the crime. This led to the questions of how is criminal …show more content…
The social constructionist perspective clarified crime is a classification of behaviour defined by individuals with the power and authority to make laws that identify some behaviour as violent and reduce its offenders subject to punishment. For example, a bank robber typically receives a 20 to 30 years’ prison sentence, a bank embezzler can receive as little as 5 years’ probation.
Then, the legal constructions of crime through Sutherland (1949) argued that existing crime categories are constructions that change the reality of harm where as a strict legal definition exclude white-collar crime. This strict legal shown that some cases that associated to white-collar difficult to be defined as offenders. In Western industrial societies until the late 20th century, there are rarely subject to punishment because the crimes of business and white-collar crime were not considered as “real” crimes even though enormous implications will be produced multiple victims who each suffered economic losses. For instance, the white-collar crime should be punished as other criminals as well. This case study argues the fund supposed use to run the project for the society such as supply of water and electricity especially in rural