CRCJ 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Homicide

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CRCJ 1000
• Professor: Erin Mc Cuaig

Document Summary

The extent and nature of corporate and white-collar crime. Obtaining fees, payments, or charges through fraud and deception) White collar crime: sutherland defined white-(cid:272)ollar (cid:272)ri(cid:373)e (cid:862)as a (cid:272)ri(cid:373)e (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)itted (cid:271)y a perso(cid:374) of respe(cid:272)ta(cid:271)ility a(cid:374)d high so(cid:272)ial status i(cid:374) the (cid:272)ourse of his o(cid:272)(cid:272)upatio(cid:374)(cid:863) Clinard definition: illegal activities among business and professional men. Hartung definition: a violation of law regulating business, which is committed for a firm by the firm or its agents in the conducts of its business. Occupational crime: refers to violations of the law in the course of practising a legitimate occupation. Organizational or corporate crime: white-collar crime committed with the support and encouragement of a formal organization and intended, at least in part, to advance the goals of that organization.