Week Seventeen - Business Crime

Question 1

There is a perception that business crime…

Answer 1

There is a perception that business crime, white collar crime, is what everyone does. So it is not that important.

Question 2

What we talking about?

Answer 2

Tax evasion – cash in hand

Trade description offences - deception
Eg. weights and measures offences – short measures

Food and drug offences – untested drugs, unfit food

Horsemeat scandal

Health and safety offences (Tombs, S.)

Bhopal gas tragedy India, 1984

Car emissions scandal (VW etc, etc)