PSYC 3402 Chapter Notes - Winter 2018 Chapter 6 - Mortgage fraud, Botnet, Hybrid offence

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3402
• Professor: Shelley Brown

Document Summary

Chapter 6 economically motivated offenders 3/7/2018 7:28:00 pm. We tend to be tougher on violent crimes. White collar crimes high status and respectable, often male, highly educated, and in upper-management positions: corporate crime that occurs with the support of an organization and occupational crime committed by an individual offender. Economic crime criminal offences in which the primary motivation is economic gain: can cause more financial harm and personal injury than traditional" crimes, white collar crimes are estimated to cost the us more than billion annually. Research methods: surveys of corporations, interviewing or surveying perpetrators. Greater educational attainment than other types of offenders. They will often have knowledge and be involved in financial aspects of the organization. Disregard for rules and social norms: hedonistic the pursuit of pleasure and life enjoyment. Greater likelihood of giving in to temptation: organizational type large beurcratic organizations. Greater government resources allocated to combat white collar crime.