SOCL 2505 Chapter : Blaire Jacobs Hirchi Gottfredson
Document Summary
In this paper, it explains and collects data that the general theory of crime does not, which is white- collar crime. This means that people in power are corrupted by politics and get swooped into the idea that they can do anything they want bc they are in a position of power. Like edwin edwards, who took bribes from casinos to keep their gambling license and kept it as his own money, he was a la governor and stayed in jail for 8 years. In my home town of slidell, the coroner of slidell was embezzelling money and taking vacations with his family, all the while making more money than some of the richest politicians in la.
