CRIM 1650 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: White-Collar Crime, Corporate Crime, False Advertising

• School: York University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 1650
• Professor: James Williams

Document Summary

White collar crime: a criminal act committed in course of one"s occupation for the benefit of the individual. Corporate crime: a criminal act committed in the course of organizational activities for the benefit of the corporation. Examples: false advertising, violation of health and safety laws, and toxic waste dumping. Economic crime: crime in an economic or financial matter perpetrated by individuals and/or groups independently of a specific occupational role or organizing function. Corporate harm" as corporate crime": defining corporate crime". The sutherland tappan debate: absence of reliable data, lack of research funding. Harms against consumers: production pricing and representation, product quality and safety. Harms against the economy: strategies of misrepresentation, strategies of evasion and avoidance. Harms against employers: health and safety violations, inadequate compensations. Harms against the environment: pollution, deception of natural resources. February 11, 2020: destruction of the environment.