Edwin Sutherland - CORRECT ANSWER Who coined the term White Collar Crime?
white collar crime - CORRECT ANSWER a crime committed by a person of
respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation (Sutherland)
businessman - CORRECT ANSWER What is the profile for a likely perpetrator of
WCC?
- general self-report surveys of the public and in specific occupations
- gain the trust of victims - CORRECT ANSWER how to overcome the challenges of
conducting survey-based research
created worldwide opportunities for WCC and increased the occupational arena -
CORRECT ANSWER How has globalization affected the amount WCC may occur?
archival research - CORRECT ANSWER studies that use some form of record as a
database in the study (case records, presentence reports, media reports, and case
descriptions)
media reports - CORRECT ANSWER using news articles, press reports, and
television depictions of WCC helps researchers demonstrate what kind of
information the public are likely to receive about WCC and uncover possible
patterns guiding WC offenses that may not be studied through other means
technological / cyber system - CORRECT ANSWER changes in _______ have led to
changes in the ways some WC offenders commit crimes, but has also provided
additional tools that officials can use in their pursuit of identifying and responding
to WCC
,presentence reports of convicted WC offenders to gain insight - CORRECT
ANSWER What type of archival research did Stanton Wheeler use in his study of
WCC?
presentence reports - CORRECT ANSWER developed by probation officers and
include info about offenders, life history, criminal careers, and sentences received
Why study WCC - CORRECT ANSWER - serious problem in society
- affects everyone
- can learn more about all types of crime
- effective prevention, intervention systems, and policies can be developed
- provides information about potential careers the response to WCC
- insight into the American workforce
case studies - CORRECT ANSWER What research strategy could be used to study a
case of brake failure?
principles of science of studying WCC - CORRECT ANSWER - objectivity
- parsimony
- determinism
- skepticism
- relativism
archival research (case descriptions) - CORRECT ANSWER What research strategy
should be used to investigate abuse in nursing homes?
groups surveyed in WCC research - CORRECT ANSWER - criminal justice officials
- the public
- victims of WCC
- WC offenders
parsimony - CORRECT ANSWER researchers keep their levels of explanation as
simple as possible
most students - CORRECT ANSWER How frequently are students victims of WCC?
- political
, - educational
- religious
- technological
- occupational
- economic
- corporate
- regulatory
- civil justice
- criminal justice - CORRECT ANSWER systems that provide advantages to prevent
WCC and commit WCC
optional - CORRECT ANSWER Are field researchers anonymous when studying
WCC?
E. A. Ross - CORRECT ANSWER author of Sin and Society
general idea of Sin and Society - CORRECT ANSWER - focusing on businessmen
who engaged in harmful acts under the mask of respectability
most dangerous factor of the Criminaloid - CORRECT ANSWER "WC offenders
sport the livery of virtue and operates on a titanic scale"
vaguely and loosely defined - CORRECT ANSWER Problems with Sutherland's
definition of WCC
white collar crime - CORRECT ANSWER criminally illegal behaviors committed by
upper-class individuals during the course of their occupation (criminal law)
No - CORRECT ANSWER Is there unanimous agreement on a single definition of
WCC?
more likely to define street crime and WWC as equally serious - CORRECT
ANSWER What is the perception of WCC from college-educated folks?
victims are less likely to report due to shame or denial and the ambiguity
surrounding the concept - CORRECT ANSWER What are some of the challenges in
reporting WCC?
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