White-collar crime

White collar suspects will know they are being investigated weeks, or even months prior to their arrest. Typically a white collar crime investigation runs a common course but can last a long time. Also, a criminal process for allegations in a state (crime) of white collar crime can become federal and this will allow it to go on for a longer period of time. Most white collar crimes are prosecuted by government prosecutors that work for a prosecutor's office. The prosecutor's office is…

Privilege crimes also known as white collar deviance, are usually committed by people who hold high positions in their workplaces and have a respectable status in their communities. There are several different types of crimes that involves white-collar deviance; these two are occupationally related, embezzlement and inside traders. However, the criminal justice system does not punish these crimes the same as they would crimes committed by the underprivilege or blue-collar crimes, because of the…

out of nowhere begins to murder or assault individuals for no reason what so ever. These are the people who should really be behind bars and not teens they do not do anything aggressive, unless being provoked. There is more crimes street than white collar crime and collar crime should be stopped, while most of the population is behind bars from males, females and their race, how people are not born criminals, but are being taught to be criminals by their own peers, and how we can treat deviance…

However, Steffensmeier et al. (2013:469) state that women are risk averse and do not play major roles in white-collar crime. Two prolific women have defied qualities of normative femininity and have played major roles in the orchestration of a corporate crime challenging Steffensmeier’s argument. By taking risks and demonstrating assertiveness while holding a dominant position in their businesses, Michelle Tobin and Monica Iles were able to carry out corporate offences in their unmonitored and…

A theory that supports the actions of white collar crime is rational choice theory. “In rational choice theories, individuals are seen as motivated by the wants or goals that express their ‘preferences’”(Browning et. al, 2000). People in the everyday world are consumed by decisions daily from small things like deciding on dinner to major long term decisions such as last will and testimony. Based on the situation of the individual in particular decisions will vary. According to Browning and…

enforcement official with over twenty-nine (29) years of experience, it’s very apparent that I have solid view of the African American culture. Personally as it relates to crime, my views are those that associate the white race with more of the white-collar crimes and the black race with those associated with violent/street type crimes. I have also learned the value of understanding,…

Consequences of White-Collar Crime White-collar crime is a widespread problem which have resulted in significant financial loss to victims. A few well-known white-collar crime case made headline to aware of the seriousness. They are Enron collapse in 2001, WorldCom financial fraud in 2002, Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme in 2008 and Leman Brothers scandal in 2008. These frauds all linked to large amount of money. According to Friedrichs (2009), the financial damage result from white-collar crime in…

between social classes. For example, Most street crime is committed by poorer classes and white-collar crime is more often committed by upper classes. White-collar crime is a rarely punished because society, and the criminal justice system, looks more favorably on those with more power and prosperity. White-collar crime has fewer negative sanctions than other forms of deviance because society is biased in favor of wealthy individuals.…

street crime that was committed not long ago and that only affected a few people. However, while street crime only causes relatively low amount of financial damage, white-collar crime yield a higher loss of capital. Nonetheless, the American justice system has primarily focused on halting street crime offenders while comparably ignoring white-collar crime offenders. Also, not only do we have common street crime like the rest of the world, but America has one of the highest rates of white-collar…

The three forms of experiment in the study of white collar crime are laboratory, field, and natural. The laboratory form is seldom used because most of what is sought to be learned about white collar crime cannot be learned through the controlled and contained setting of a laboratory (Friedrichs, 2009). An example of a laboratory experiment would be to have two groups of subjects divided by eye color (blue and brown) with an instructor in the laboratory (or any manufactured, controlled setting).…