social class and crime Flashcards
criminogenic
capitalism encourages crime from all social classes
Case study: Elizabeth holmes
she founded a company valued at $39 for supposedly bringing about a revolution in diagnosing disease, by 2015 she was exposed as a fake and the technology didn’t work. she was convicted in january on 4 counts of fraud
occupational crime
crime committed by employees for their own personal gain, often against the organisation they work for
corporate crime
crime committed by employees for their organisation in pursuit if its goals
Case study: Bhopal and union carbide
Union Carbide went to india to save money but they tried to train their workers in languages they couldn’t understand - this led to a chemical leak all throughout bhopal.
how many people died at bhopal?
50,000