Weaknesses of Official Crime Statistics: Omission of Corporate and White Collar Crime Recordings Flashcards

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Which people are more likely to commit White Collar or Corporate Crimes?

A

The upper class

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Which sociological theory believes that white collar and corporate crimes are rarely recorded by the police?

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Marxists

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What is a white collar crime?

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A crime committed by one person in their job for the benefit of themselves

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What is a corporate crime?

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When a business cuts down on necessary costs to improve profits at the expense of customers

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Name a white collar crime

A

Embezzlement

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Name a corporate crime

A

Using a faulty but cheaper material to make a product

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What did Dodge say?

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Street-level crime is easier to solve than white collar crime

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Name a street-level crime

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Assault

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What did Dodge argue about police forces recording white collar and corporate crimes?

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The police did not have a developed enough system to efficiently report these crimes

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Why does Croall say Offenders and Victims for corporate crimes are unlikely to come face-to-face?

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Because the corporations will have many different employees and not one specific employee will be the cause of everything

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Why does Croall say Responsibility is spread out for a corporate crime?

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Because businesses have many people in them it is unlikely that one sole person is responsible

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Why does Croall argue victims might not have the technical knowledge to understand a crime has happened?

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Because many businesses use technical terms for their products or services which may only be used within their company

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