CC212 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Uniform Crime Reports, Corporate Crime, Regulatory Offence
Document Summary
White-collar crime: introduced by sutherland in 1939 in reference to crime in the upper or white-collar class involving violation of delegated or implied trust . Refers to illegal or harmful activity that is neither street crime nor conventional crime. Premeditation, organization, fraudulent representations, and personal gain. Corporate crime: most consequential type of white collar crime, defined by clinnard and. Quinney as offenses committed by corporate officials for their corporation and offenses of corporation itself . Conglomerate: a combination of centrally owned and controlled firms operating in different markets. Corporate surveillance: monitoring of employee communications by employers, who may consider it necessary to prevent employee theft and other misbehavior. Corporate violence: the indirect, long term violence resulting from corporate policies and actions; usually motivated by the desire to maximize profits. Physical costs: the human impact of offenses, including disability, personal injury and loss of life.
