Crime of the powerful

Question 1

point?

Answer 1

Corporate crime is illegal or administrative offences that benefit legitimate business organisations.

Question 2

evidence?

Answer 2

Tombs

financial crimes, crimes against employees, and crimes against the environment.

Volkswagen installed software in 11 million vehicles that disguised emissions during testing

1000 work-related deaths each year

Question 3

analysis?

Answer 3

Minkes

corporate crimes are silent and invisible.

criminal justice system and media make corporate crime invisible by limiting the resources for punishment.

Question 4

point? 2

Answer 4

crime is criminogenic

Question 5

evidence? 2

Answer 5

Chambliss

the criminal justice system protects private property by punishing criminal deviance according to the interests of the ruling-class

Question 6

analysis? 2

Answer 6

Reiman

selective reinforcement with laws prohibiting working-class criminal deviance heavily enforced whilst ruling-class law-breaking behaviour is ignored.