SOCI 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ant Financial Services Group, Making Money, Indictable Offence
13 Dec 2015
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Corporate violence - the production of unsafe products and the failure of corporations to provide a safe working environment for their employees. Corporate murder - the label for deaths as a result of unsafe consumer products. Computer crime: any violation of law where a computer is the target or means of criminal activity, hacking , identity theft. Cressey"s 1973 study of embezzlers. financial problem (gambling, blackmail). - behaviour is facilitated by rationalization. Some business organizations promote white-collar crime by maintaining a business climate that stresses profit over ethics. Behaviour and attitudes are learned in the corporation. White-collar crime is rare because people who lack self-control don"t get into powerful positions. Prosecution is rare -few are punished, sentences are light. Compliance strategies - 29644 incentives to obey the law - e. g. issuing fines, awarding of contracts. Deterrence strategies - detect crimes, convict and punish offenders as a warning to others.
