White Collar Crime

• Criminology
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Analyse Different Types of Crime

AC 1.1 ANALYSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRIME

Make a list of 5 crimes you have heard of in the media

- Who is the victim?

- Who is the offender?

- Why do you think those crimes get a lot of media coverage?

Why do you think certain kinds of crime receive a lot more media attention?

Organisation and Structure

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What is the difference between a criminal act and a deviant one?

Criminal Act

• Actions (behaviour) that will constitute an offence under English Law and will be punishable by law. 

Deviant Act

• Any behaviour that violates social/cultural norms or accepted standards
• Society (or the majority of society) will generally disapprove of deviant behaviour

Are these acts criminal, deviant, or both?

Criminal

Deviant

Both

Theft

Murder

Cyber Crime

Name Calling

Body Modification

Hacking

Begging/Vagrancy

Illegally Downloading Music

Can you think of any behaviour which has changed category overtime?

White Collar Crime

AC 1.1 Structure

1. Definition 

2. Examples of the criminal offence and case examples

3. Types of victim

4. Types of offender

5. Level of public awareness

6. Criminal, deviant, or both

What do you know about WCC?

Definition

Crimes that are committed by people in a position of power or authority 

Criminologist Edwin Sutherland defined WCC as 'a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of their occupation'

Can you think of any examples of WCC?

Examples of WCC 

• Defrauding customers
  
• Tax evasion and internet fraud
• Breaking health and safety laws
• Polluting the environment 
• Illegally discriminating against employees
• Also includes organised crime such as corporate and professional crime

Can you think or any real life case examples of WCC?

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Types of Victim

WWC are:

• consumers
• tax payers/the government
• employees/employers
• the public - pollution of environment 

Criminologist Steve Tombs estimated there are 1,100 work related deaths resulting from employers breaking the law

Types of Offender

People in the course of their occupation: accountants, lawyers, doctors etc

• Corporate Crime - crime committed on behalf of a company e.g. tax evasion
• Professional crime - committed by a professional e.g. accountants

Level of Public Awareness

Level of public awareness is often low as perpetrators use sophisticated methods. Reasons for low public awareness include:

• media coverage - limited
• under-reporting - victims often don't feel know they have been victimised, don't regard it as a real crime or feel it won't make a difference
• de-labelling - offences are often labelled as breaches of regulations rather than crimes
• power and respectability - offenders high status means they are less likely to be suspected and they have the power to avoid prosecution

Deviant and/or Criminal?

WCC are criminal but often labelled a breach of regulation. 

WCC are deviant and can cause harm. They often involve a betrayal of trust. In Sutherlands view this makes it even more deviant than an ordinary crime

Which criminologist defined WCC?

1. Madoff
2. Leeson
3. Sutherland
4. Sunderland

Which of the following are examples of WCC?

1. Fraud
2. Insider Trading
3. Money Laundering
4. All

Which of the following are NOT typical victims of WCC?

1. The general public
2. The rich and powerful
3. Employees
4. Consumers

Is WCC criminal, deviant, or both?

1. Criminal
2. Deviant
3. Both
4. Neither

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