Crimes of the Powerful

Reiman and Leighton (2012) argues the more likely a crime is to be committed by _____________ individuals (businessmen, _________, billionaires, royals), the less likely it is to be treated as an offence

Higher class

Politicians

Suntherland (1949) defines white collar crime as ‘a crime committed by a person of ____________ and high social status in the course of his _________’

Respectability

Occupation

But Sutherland fails to consider:

Occupational crime - committed by employees simply for their own personal gain, often _________________ for which they work

Against the organisation

Examples of occupational crime include:

Embezzlement, ______________, occupational ______

Employee theft

Fraud

Corporate crime: commited by employees for the organisation they work for in pursuit of…

The company's goals

Examples of corporate crime include:

Health and safety deficiencies, corporate tax evasion, _______________

Environmental violations

So Pearce and Tombs (2003) widen this definition:

‘Any illegal act or omission that is a result of _______________ or culpable negligence by a _____________ that is intended to benefit the business’

Deliberare decisions

Legitimate business