CRI1103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: White-Collar Crime, Victimless Crime, Social Inequality
Revision – Week 8
1) ‘White collar crime’ by definition refers to crimes committed by privileged members of society and can affect
both advantaged and disadvantaged members of society. Street crime tends to be committed by less privileged
individuals and committed against:
a. Other less privileged individuals
b. The more privileged individuals
c. A blend of privileged and less privileged individuals
d. The perpetrator him- or herself – apart from that they are essentially victimless crimes
2) In thinking about crime and social inequality, the types of inequalities that may intersect with an impact on
social opportunities are those associated with:
a. Class relations and economic processes
b. Geographic location and access to services
c. Age, ethnic and cultural relations, social constructions of sexuality
d. All of the above
3) Class analysis should be undertaken in the context of:
a. Racism
b. Capitalism
c. Sexism
d. None of the above
4) Research has demonstrated that the relationship between social disadvantage and crime is:
a. A direct relationship
b. A relationship mediated by other factors such as parental neglect and delinquent peers
c. Both a and b
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