#2. Why does it matter how you classify these behaviors?
Differentiating white-collar crime and traditional crimes helps clarify some of the details of the crime. A White-collar crime usually occurs through the course of ones occupation, and often affects faceless victims. Comparatively typically crimes are committed out side of a person workplace and the offender cam often see the harm that is being placed upon the victim. Also the book points out that some white-collar crimes are not actually illegal, which seems to be the main difference between typical “street” crime and white-collar crime.
#3. How are the behaviors you labeled white-collar crime different from those you labeled and traditional crimes?
Traditional crimes do not occur …show more content…
Also having a standard guideline for what is white-collar crime helps with research. If each criminologist is using a deferent definition of white-collar crime it might be very difficult to get accurate statistics on the subject.
#4.What are the negative and positive consequences of white-collar crime?
The negative consequences are:
• Economic losses: Money lost to theft, loss of profits if a company is stolen from.
• Emotional consequences: Distrust in others and lowered moral (if they can do this immoral action and get away with it, why cant I?)
• Physical harm: Death from unnecessary or botched surgery, product recalls, unsafe working conditions.
The positive consequences are:
• Warning light syndrome: A large amount of crime can cause companies or communities to try and figure out the cause and correct it before the harm becomes any worse.
• Boundary maintenance: A theft with in a company can be used as a learning opportunity on what the company will not just sweep under the rug.
• Social change: The trend that people who are affected by crimes often come out of the experience stronger
Differentiating white-collar crime and traditional crimes helps clarify some of the details of the crime. A White-collar crime usually occurs through the course of ones occupation, and often affects faceless victims. Comparatively typically crimes are committed out side of a person workplace and the offender cam often see the harm that is being placed upon the victim. Also the book points out that some white-collar crimes are not actually illegal, which seems to be the main difference between typical “street” crime and white-collar crime.
#3. How are the behaviors you labeled white-collar crime different from those you labeled and traditional crimes?
Traditional crimes do not occur …show more content…
Also having a standard guideline for what is white-collar crime helps with research. If each criminologist is using a deferent definition of white-collar crime it might be very difficult to get accurate statistics on the subject.
#4.What are the negative and positive consequences of white-collar crime?
The negative consequences are:
• Economic losses: Money lost to theft, loss of profits if a company is stolen from.
• Emotional consequences: Distrust in others and lowered moral (if they can do this immoral action and get away with it, why cant I?)
• Physical harm: Death from unnecessary or botched surgery, product recalls, unsafe working conditions.
The positive consequences are:
• Warning light syndrome: A large amount of crime can cause companies or communities to try and figure out the cause and correct it before the harm becomes any worse.
• Boundary maintenance: A theft with in a company can be used as a learning opportunity on what the company will not just sweep under the rug.
• Social change: The trend that people who are affected by crimes often come out of the experience stronger