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White Collar Crime vs. Street Crime

White Collar Crime vs. Street Crime. Jasmin Davis August 30, 2011. In my opinion White- Collar Crime is worse well, not necessarily worse than street crime, but I believe white collar crime gets overlooked simply because of who commits the crime and that is unfair. . Street Crime. .

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White Collar Crime vs. Street Crime

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  1. White Collar Crime vs. Street Crime

    Jasmin Davis August 30, 2011
  2. In my opinion White- Collar Crime is worse well, not necessarily worse than street crime, but I believe white collar crime gets overlooked simply because of who commits the crime and that is unfair.
  3. . Street Crime . Kidnapping, Burglary, Murder
  4. Street Crimes Consist of robbery, burglary, theft, murder, homicide, domestic violence, assault & battery, and etc…
  5. . . White Collar Crime
  6. Types of White Collar Crime Embezzlement Bribery Larceny Extortion (Blackmail) Fraud Price Fixing. Racketeering Computer Fraud Obstruction of Justice Perjury
  7. Occupational Crime Crimes that fall into this category include altering books by accountants and overcharging or cheating clients by lawyers.
  8. Organizational or Corporate Crime A much more costly type of white collar crime occurs when corporate executives commit criminal acts to benefit their company. 
  9. Organizational Crime Includes the creation of inferior products, price fixing.  tobacco companies that add nicotine to cigarettes when companies advertise food as "lite" when it has as many calories as regular food.
  10. Why Don’t White-Collar Crimes Go to Jail? Best Lawyers Favorable Laws Individual Perception Little Police Effort Difficult to Assign Blame
  11. White-collar crime tends to be made up of complex, sophisticated, and relatively technical actions. White-collar crime tends to be intermingled with legitimate behavior
  12. . White-collar crime is rarely prosecuted and rarely convicted. Penalties are light.
  13. . GWhite-Collar Crimes Motivations: Greed. Economic difficulty
  14. Prosecution of White Collar Crimes White collar crimes can be prosecuted at the state or federal level, depending on whether a state or federal law was broken.
  15. White Collar Crime Statistics White collar crime is on the rise and is becoming an increasing problem as the world becomes more high-tech Economic crime costs the United States approximately $100 billion in 1990.
  16. Statistics Continued Approximately one in three American households are victims of white collar crime, but only 41 percent report it
  17. Of white collar crimes reported, only 21 percent are handled by a law enforcement or consumer protection agency.
  18. Martha Stewart Convicted in 2004 Obstruction and justice Served five months in federal prison
  19. Steve Madden Founder of shoe company Currently serving a 41-month sentence Stock fraud and money laundering
  20. Marcus Schrenker Indiana man Staged a plane crash and faked his death Accused by Indiana authorities of white collar crimes Sentenced to over 4 years in federal prison
  21. The End
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