PSYC39H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: White-Collar Crime, Money Laundering, Indictable Offence
Document Summary
Canada is viewed soft on white collar crimes , with few prosecutions and even fewer convictions. Economic crime : criminal offences where the primary motivation is for economic gain. Often to combat economic crime, a partnership must be formed across various levels of government , law enforcement and other sectors. Occupational crimes are offences committed against business and government by perpetrators with a higher social status ; include expense account fraud and tax evasion. Corporate crimes are offences committed by organizations to advance their own interests -- include price fixing and also the payment of kickbacks to manufacturers or retailers. White collar criminals tend to work for the institution they are stealing from and white collar criminals may be fired and/or requested to pay back the equivalent of what they stole. Corporate crime can cause far greater financial harm and personal injury (sometimes leading to death) than traditional crimes such as assault. Profiling the typical offender of white collar crime.
