Edwin Sutherland

the sense that without necessary opportunities to make money often times people without means turn to illicit activities to generate wealth. Only opportunities really separate financial driven crimes. White-Collar Crime was coined in 1939 by Edwin Sutherland, this type of crime is committed by a respectable person of high social status in the course of their occupation. Although by 1970 Herbert Edelhertz developed a new definition, he stated that any white collar crime was an illegal act by…

There is a big issue among sociologists about how gender affects crime and deviance. Who commits more crime, men or women? Crime is referred by Webster’s dictionary1 as an illegal act which someone can be punished by the government. Deviance are actions and behaviour which violate social norms. Some sociological theorists think that males commit more, because of muscularity and different socialization of boys and girls. Some other thinkers would not agree with it. The sociologists try to proof…

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…

money could be gone, and companies can be put out of business. It is all so that a few Wall Street people could make a little bit more business and money to their name. The term “white-collar crime” was made by an American sociologist Edwin H. Sutherland, in the late 1930s. During this time, he was studying where the true crime was coming from, which where most people thought was coming from the urban communities but he was suspicious of the respectable high social status millionaires, who…

Epidemiological research focuses on how rates of alcohol use and drinking problems vary over time and in different societies. Based on the readings and epidemiological evidence that we have examined in this course, how would you describe the current status of drinking problems in the U.S. among adolescents and adults as (1) compared the 1970s in the U.S. and (2) as compared to other societies today? Be sure to answer both parts of the question and identify the sources of your epidemiological…

1. How would a functionalist, conflict theorist or symbolic interactionist (CHOOSE ONE) describe this community? Your answer should show that you understand the theory and that you can apply it appropriately. Your answer should be at least half a page. “Home Town” is the narration of Tommy O`Connor’s life in Northampton. Tommy’s life is the reflection of Mead’s definition of symbolic interactionism, that is that the society of Northampton is a social construction created by the people in…

Criminology is a subject which aims towards discovering the reasons behind an individual’s choice to commit crime and their behaviour in some situations. By understanding a person’s motives to commit a crime, criminologists can try and prevent crime from happening. Several criminologists developed their own theories which explain why people commit crime, what makes them do it and also how we can prevent individuals from committing a crime again. The main theoretical perspectives examined in…

as obvious. A single scam can impact individuals and families leaving them devastated and broke. Although this crime is not physically attacking an individual, it still is not a victimless crime. According to Cornell University Law School, Edwin Sutherland defined white-collar crimes as “crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation.” As stated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, white-collar crimes cost the United States more than…

Theories of Criminal Behavior 1 Theories of Criminal Behavior 2 Theories of Criminal Behavior Edin Hodzic Loyola University Chicago Crime Theories Crime is an important social issue because of the impact on the victims and the subsequent need for the society to comply with the rule of law. In their conversation, leading criminologists Travis Hirschi, Ron Akers, Robert Agnew and Robert Simpson sought to understand the factors that motivate…

Over time criminologists and theorists have attempted to answer the infamous question about how individuals, more specifically adolescents are introduced to crime? Are they born criminal or do they learn their criminal ways? Criminology tells us that the classical school describes crime as a product of rationality and free will, while the positivist school states that criminals are born criminals. In the following we will attempt to answer this question by reviewing theories that were…