Sociology 3357F/G Chapter Notes -Carl Bernstein, Lincoln Steffens, Watergate Scandal
8 Apr 2014
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The activities covered under the umbrella term white collar crime have a long history, but the term itself was introduced by edwin h. sutherland in december 1939. American sociological society presidential address, he discussed crime in the upper or white- collar class, composed of respectable or at least respected business and professional men. Despite a half-century of study, no uniform consensus has been reached on the definition of. White collar crime and what behaviors should be included under the term. Friedrichs proposes a multistage approach to defining white collar crime, which consists of a polemical, typological, and operational stage. The american muckrakers of the early 20th century wrote about the exploitative crimes of the robber barons and their confederates. Criminaloid, the businessman who committed exploitative, if not necessarily illegal, acts out of an inhibited desire to maximize profit, all the while hiding behind a fa ade of respectability and piety.
