CCJ 340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: White-Collar Crime, Misdemeanor, Insider Trading

• School: NAU
• Department: Criminology & Criminal Justice
• Course: CCJ 340
• Professor: Stephanie Williams

Document Summary

Typical white collar criminal: ex: computer hacking, theft from employer, identity theft, tax evasion, purchasing of stolen goods, forgery. Interestingly, he was later accused of misappropriating more than ,000 in cash and property. Costs and characteristics: the costs of these types of individual criminal activities is estimated to cost between 5-10 billion/yr. Business bureaus: these behaviors appear to be more the norm than the exception. Interestingly they did not necessarily perceive their behavior as either criminal or even unethical. Political crime: officials engaging in illegal and improper activities for personal gain rather than to advance a governmental goal, is yet another type of white-collar crime, a number of questions arise when discussing political crime. Determining what behaviors should be included is always hotly contested: one interesting point is that those in positions to commit these violations are also in a position to validate the behaviors as acceptable, ex: pass or reject legislation.