PSYC39H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Indictable Offence, Hybrid Offence, Corporate Crime
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Definition: criminal offences where the primary motivation is for economic gain. Occupational crimes: offences committed against businesses and government by perpetrators with a. Corporate crimes: offences committed by organizations to advance their own interests. The payment of kickbacks to manufactures or retailers. The distinction between occupational and corporate crime can be thought of as crime focused on individuals versus crime focused on organizations. Age, race, and gender: 40 years old, white, male. Common characteristics of victims of organizational crime: Organization type: corporations with large bureaucracies can receive little sympathy. Organization size: larger organizations are associated with greater crime than smaller organizations. Internal controls: greater internal control -> less likely to be victimized. White collar criminals were more hedonic and had a greater likelihood of giving into temptation where they had the opportunity to make money illegally. Stronger narcissistic tendencies and less behavioral control. Theft over ,000 is an indictable offence with a maximum punishment of 10 years imprisonment.
