81-220-1 Chapter 12

81-220-1 Chapter 12

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  Chapter 12 - Economic Crimes Michelle Palaro Criminology 81-220-1 Fall 2014
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  Economic Crimes •Blue-collar Crimes • White-collar Crimes • Green-collar Crimes
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  History of EconomicCrimes • Development of White-Collar and Green- Collar Crime – Became more prominent during Industrial Era – Edwin Sutherland first defined white-collar criminals • Blue-Collar Crime – Occasional criminals • Situational inducement – Professional criminals
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  Larceny • Pettylarceny • Grand larceny • Shoplifting – Controlling shoplifting • Credit card theft • Auto theft – Professional car thieves • Bad checks – Naïve check forgers – Systematic forgers • Receiving and fencing stolen property
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  Burglary • Natureand Extent of Burglary – According to the UCR more than 2.1 million burglaries occur each year – Burglary rates have increased 2% since 2002 • Careers in Burglary – The “good burglar”
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  Arson • Willful,malicious burning of a home, public building, vehicle, or commercial building – 50,000 arsons reported annually – Some arsonists are emotionally disturbed – Some arsonists are professionals who set fires to gain profit
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  White-Collar Crimes •Business frauds and swindles – Ponzi schemes • Chiseling – Professional chiseling – Financial chiseling • Exploitation
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  White-Collar Crimes •Influence peddling – Influence peddling in government – Influence peddling in criminal justice – Influence peddling in business • Embezzlement • Client fraud – Health care fraud – Tax evasion
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  White-Collar Crimes •Corporate crime – Illegal restraint of trade • Sherman Antitrust Act – Price fixing – Deceptive pricing – False claims advertising
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  Green-Collar Crimes •Defining Green-Collar Crime – Legalist – Environmental justice – Biocentric
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  Types of GreenCrime • Worker Safety/Environmental Crimes – Illegal Logging – Illegal Wildlife Exports – Illegal Fishing – Illegal Dumping and Polluting • Criminal environmental polluting
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  Theories of White-Collarand Green-Collar Crimes • Rational Choice: Greed – Lure • Rational Choice: Need
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  Theories of White-Collarand Green-Collar Crimes • Rationalization/Neutralization View • Cultural View • Self-Control View
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  Class Discussion/Activity Discusswhich of the criminological theories fits best for green-collar criminals: •Rational Choice – Greed – Need •Cultural •Self-Control •Others?
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  Controlling White-Collar and Green-Collar Crime • Environmental Laws – Clean Water Act (1972) – Emergency Panning and Community Right-to-Know Act (1986) – Endangered Species Act (1973) – Oil Pollution Act (1990) • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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  Controlling White-Collar and Green-Collar Crime • Deterrence versus Compliance – Compliance strategies: Methods of controlling white-collar crime that rely on the threat of economic sanctions or civil penalties to control potential violators – Deterrence strategies: Methods of controlling white-collar crime that rely on punishment to deter would-be violators