White Collar Crime

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White Collar Crime

A crime committed by an office worker within the context of his/her job, especially when the worker is educated or respected. For instance, a bank employee may divert pennies from customers' to his/her own account. White-collar criminals take advantage of their positions in the commission of their illegal acts. Ordinarily, white-collar crimes involve money; major examples include embezzlement, money laundering and some computer crimes. While white-collar crimes may appear victimless in their commission, they may have broader ramifications than street crimes such as burglary or theft. For example, a robber can only steal from one person or home at a time, while a white-collar criminal can embezzle funds from thousands or millions of investors.
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John's University in New York and author and co-author of several books on white-collar crime, describes how regulators and law-enforcement organizations are ill-equipped to fight this complex and sophisticated type of crime.
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The Mythology of Crime and Criminal Justice Third Edition
The chapter on investigative reports and case preparation provides a strong foundation for investigators who are untrained in documenting white-collar crimes.
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In a 1982 study, the Wheeler group tested the fairness of justice and found that there was a significant positive relationship between socioeconomic status and the probability of imprisonment for white-collar crimes.
Rethinking White-Collar Crime
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As a result, white-collar crime investigators can use today's application software to do more than write reports and present evidence.
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Department of Justice's Tax Division where he prosecuted criminal tax, money laundering and related white-collar crimes.
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The aging of the population coupled with the fact that an increasing number of women commit frauds led criminologist Georgette Bennett to observe that white-collar crimes will increase as the proportion of older people in the population grows.
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