criminal justice system 2

Running head : RESPONDING TO WHITE COLLAR CRIME

Responding to White Collar Crime

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Responding to White Collar Crime

Introduction

Most people tend to think that crime ' is what street or poor people do , therefore the idea of a respectable and powerful person in society committing a crime seems out of the norm to most of us . The differential association theory by Edwin Sutherland states that criminal behaviors are learnable and can be learned through interpersonal interaction with others , therefore affluent people can also develop

criminal behaviors just like street criminals (Sutherland , 1949 . According to Edwin , white collar crimes are those crimes committed by the affluent in the course of normal business activities (Freidrichs , 2003

White collar crimes refer to corporate or occupational crimes Corporate crimes are those committed by an organization so as to achieve the interests of a corporation , whereas , occupational crimes are those committed by employees who use the organizational form as a vehicle to carry out criminal activities . These crimes exhibit various characteristics . They are deliberate acts carried out by individuals or organizations who seek to gain profit . These kinds of crimes are usually carefully planned and premeditated by the offenders . The offenders are usually good at covering their tracks . This is because of the complex corporate structures which are created to encourage secrecy and privacy due to corporate competition (Study World , 2010

Problem of White Collar Crime

There are certain factors which allow white collar crimes to continue First is the perception of...