White Collar Crime

Term Paper # 100336

Criminology > Criminal Justice and Corrections
Criminology > Public and Crime

White Collar Crime

An analysis of the accountability and government regulations of white collar crime in the United States.

1,345 words () | 6 sources | MLA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper analyzes the limited accountability of private institutions for white-collar crimes in the United States. It provides a detailed explanation of the legal limitations in regards to private sector companies and why legal accountability is often restricted due to a lack of "transparency" in white-collar crime. The paper specifically discusses the lack of criminal accountability in regards to government deregulation and white-collar identity in America.

From the Paper:

"In conclusion, this study has analyzed the various aspects of lack of criminal accountability in regards to government deregulation and white-collar identity in America. By realizing the scope of governmental and corporate collusion in deregulating laws that make corporations accountable for white-collar crime, the identities of those responsible are often abstracted by the private business institutions and legal ambiguities they represent. Furthermore, the perception the immaterial nature of items being stolen from companies also plays a part in decreasing the liability for corporate elites to be prosecuted in a court of law. These are the various aspects of a lack of corporate accountability that is a major problem for interpreting white-collar crimes and those legal issues that prevent individuals to be prosecuted within American business organizations."

Sample of Sources Used:

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Rosoff, Stephen. Profit without Honor: White-Collar Crime and the Looting of America. New York: Prentice Hall, 2003.
Sutherland. Edwin. White Collar Crime: The Uncut Version. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1985.
Swift, Richard. "Corporate Crime Wave." 2006. New Internationalist, July. Find Articles Database. 14 November, 2006. <http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JQP/is_358/ai_105767343/pg_1>