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Criminology
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Sutherland's Def of White collar Crime
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[image]White collar crime may be defined approximately as a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation

Sutherland explained that the concept is not intended to be definitive
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Two elements of White collar crime
Definition
ffender element
Offense element

Crimes in which the rich and powerful use their occupational positions to get more wealth and power
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Offender element
Definition
Offender had to be of high status
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Offense element
Definition
offense had to be occupationally based
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Sutherland's WC arguement
Definition
When people enter the business world, they are increasingly isolated and learn the actions of doing something illegal through differential association with their co-workers.

upper world was socially disorganized: The forces organized against crime were weak, whereas the forces organized for crime were strong
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Why WCC is hard to fight
Definition
The public do not think of businesspeople and professionals as criminal

Prevailing laissez-fair capitalist ideology provided a general justification for not intervening in business practices

Business uses its influence to disrupt attempts to control it

The potential victims of white-collar crime are, in comparison with their victimizers, weak
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is white collar crime organized crime?
Definition
yes
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corporate crime
Definition
a related notion, involving legal organizations that violate the law and including such illegal acts as antitrust violations, stock market violations, and false advertisements; done for company gain
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differential association
Definition
criminal behavior is learned in social interaction with others; learning includes techniques and rationalizations; takes place in primary groups
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neutralization theory
Definition
Sykes and Matza; the line between conformity and deviance is not always clear
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types of corporate crime
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against workers, against government, against environment, against consumers
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What is the major difference between white collar crime and street crime?
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White collar crime is an act committed in the course of a legitimate occupation, street crime is not
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Differential Association
Definition
Edwin Sutherland's term to indicate that associating with some groups results in learning an "excess of definitions" of deviance and by extension, in a greater likelihood that one will become deviant
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Street Crime
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Crimes such as mugging, rape and burglary
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Techniques of Neutralization
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Ways of thinking or rationalizing that help people deflect society's norms
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White-Collar Crime (Corporate Crime)
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Edwin Sutherland's term for crimes committed by people of respectable and high social status in the course of their occupations; examples include bribery of public officials, securities violation, embezzlement, false advertisement, and price fixing
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