Sociology 3357F/G Chapter Notes -Barcode, Corporate Crime, Predatory Lending
23 Apr 2014
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Book was created during the 2008-2009 when college funds and savings were devastated by fraudulent conduct. There is not effective legislation to prevent large scale frauds such as these. White collar crime is the illegal, unethical or deviant activity of respectable institutions and individuals. Study of white collar crime has been relatively neglected when crime has been studied in the last few years as criminologists study more of the street crime sector and not suit crime. White collar crime is more pervasive and costly to society, attention to white collar crime is expected to rise in years to come. White collar crime involved human behavior in its most devious and diabolical forms. Law in white collar crime is very complex , corporate liability posses special difficulties, fine line between it being criminal law or civil law, makes it hard to try.
