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In 1939, the term “white-collar crime” began to be associated with frauds committed by business and government professionals. The phrase was mentioned during a speech given by Edwin Sutherland to the American Sociological Society. Sutherland defined “white-collar” as “a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social stats in the course of his occupation” (White Collar Crime). However, white-collar crimes are described in various ways. The Justice Department characterize white-collar crimes as deceit, embezzlement, forgery, or a breach of trust that does not result in threatening into anything physical or violence (United States Justice Department). White-collar crimes may seem harmless, but can take toll on families, investors,…

WHITE COLLAR CRIME Goutham Reddy Chamala Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) “White-collar crime refers to financially motivated nonviolent crime committed by business and government professionals” (Edwin s, 1939). They are different types of white collar crimes are tax evasion, embezzlement and money laundering. Many types of frauds and scams fall into the white collar crime, with securities fraud and Ponzi schemes such as insider trading. The usual crimes, like tax…

White-collar crime refers to a nonviolent crime that is financially motivated and committed by any business or government official to obtain profits for personal advantage. (Buell, 2014). White-collar crimes ranges from fraud, Ponzi schemes, forgery and insider trading, a substantial amount of all white collar crimes offender’s live by privilege and power (Evertsson, 2013). Although, numerous amounts of white-collar crimes and offenders are caught by law enforcement, a substantial amount of…

Essay Outline White-collar crimes, although not discussed very often, are on rise. When one hears the word crime, they are inclined to think violence or an unethical abuse of some sort. However, people rarely take corporate crimes such as fraud, theft, forgery, or embezzlement into a higher regard, as they do not highly affect the common citizen personally. Studying these executive crimes is important to raise awareness of deceit within society, and to protect and prevent unethical practices…

The FBI states, in regards to white-collar crime as, “These crimes are characterized by deceit, concealment, or violation of trust and are not dependent on the application or threat of physical force or violence. The motivation behind these crimes is financial—to obtain or avoid losing money, property, or services or to secure a personal or business advantage.” This definition is more like today’s definition of white-collar crime. However, in our book, Sutherland coined the phrase for…

In his essay “Blue-Collar Brilliance”, Mike Rose discusses the many aspects of intelligence required to be successful in jobs or careers that are often less than glamorous. There are many jobs in our society that do not require a college degree, sometimes they don’t even require a high school diploma, yet they do require various kinds of thinking and different skill sets that are often more complex than some people give them credit for. Rose does an excellent job of dissecting what kinds of…

White-collar crime refers to any criminal act committed at his or her place of employment. The term “white-collar crime” was forged by Edwin Sutherland (Green, 1993). Many think only disadvantaged individuals take part in criminal acts, but those with high social status also participate in criminal mischief. There is also a stigma associated with gender roles related to white-collar crimes. It is alleged that women commit less white-collar crime than men (Gottschalk & Glaso, 2013). There are…

Perception When it comes to white-collar crimes, perception is not just everything, it’s the only thing that prevails. As long as we continue to associate white-collar crime with the images of guys in suits, we will continue to treat these individuals with respect rather than fear. Our criminal justice system does not seem to place much emphasis on what may be considered as non-violent victimless criminal activity. The truth of the matter is that these offenses are considered more…

Extent of white-collar crime in the United States One of the biggest problems in understanding the extent of white-collar crime is access to data. Gathering data can be very difficult to do, as there are so many different types of white-collar crimes. Estimates of the cost also vary greatly depending on which crimes are included in the list. These crimes are also increasing when compared to street crime. (Desilets, 2014) The skills required to commit these crimes are becoming more common.…

Many young people desire to become white-collar workers in today’s world. It can be seen that office work is much more preferable than physical work. One reason for this is because white-collar jobs are thought to be more profitable simply in terms of money. Today, youngsters are taught that the key to a successful and full-fledged life is a college degree. Kids in high schools are urged to apply to colleges by any means. Even though many people disdain blue-collar jobs, a huge number of those…