White-collar crime

based on premeditation or malice aforethought, crimes of passion, or accident. The various degrees of murder; first-degree (premeditated), second degree (crime of passion), and negligent homicide make pattern explanation more difficult. Also, the creation of another category, felony murder (when the death of another is caused during the commission of a felony) serves to complicate pattern explanation. It can be difficult to gather…

ton of crimes throughout today society, but none quit as prevalent as white-collar crimes. According to Adler, Mueller, & Laufer, white-collar crimes are defined as “a violation of the law committed by a person or group of persons in the course of an otherwise respected and legitimate occupation or business enterprise (Adler, Mueller, & Laufer, 2012). Although, white-collar crimes are everywhere you look in today’s new and cooperate America, they are not new to history. White-collar crime date…

White Collar Crime is defined as a non violent crime which is committed by respectable individuals in the society. In general, an individual working in government associations such as banks or private sectors such as software companies carries out this type of crime. This is mostly committed by a person having high social status, such as doctors, engineers, and attorneys mainly for financial gain. Some of the White collar crimes include embezzlement, bribery, forgery, tax fraud, and infringement…

have fallen victim to violent crimes. However, individuals are not always victim of violent crimes such as robberies, rapes, or kidnappings. In fact, individuals can become a victim of a non-violent crimes which many know as white-collar crimes. White-collar crimes was reportedly coined back in the year 1939 and is now used a wide range of frauds which are committed by business and government professionals (Federal Bureau of Investigation, n.d.). White-collar crimes additionally range from a…

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.…

verifiable information. White collar criminals build a sense of false integrity around them in order to gain…

statements to get white collar criminals. White collar crimes are among the toughest crimes in America to solve. White collar crimes vary from Fraud to embezzlement to scams. Corporate fraud, healthcare fraud, identity theft and public corruption are among the major threats to the security of the U.S. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) list many more crimes and has a database than goes in depth about each and every crime. This bibliography will also focus on how white collar criminals use…

Moving on to public opinion of white-collar an article tittle Public Perceptions of White-Collar Crime and Punishment written by Kristy Holtfreter et al showcases statistical findings about the public perception of white-collar crime and the punishment that white-collar offenders receive when convicted. They do not utilize any criminology theory in their research, they just focus on what is the general opinion of white-collar crime in America and to what extend should the government punish…

The emergence of white-collar crimes/theory during the turn of the century asked the primary question of who is causing the most amounts of crime and the most amount of damage within society? Edwin Sutherland did much of the research during the rise of his theory, differential association. In addition, Geis (2010) recounts that Sutherland “reviewed major instances of financial fraud by business magnates such as the railroad entrepreneurs and monopolists. He also catalogued legal actions taken…

Applying theories White collar crime is a non-violent crime that is financially committed. White collar crime is committed by employees in a business or the business itself. Most people who commit white collar crime usually have a lot of power because they have a lot of money. I picked white collar crime as a crime to apply theories to because it’s very common between people who have a lot of money and those people tend to always get away with it because of their social class. This crime is…