White Collar Crimes
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The paper focuses on specific aspects of white collar crime. The paper primarily focuses on answering two questions directly related to white collar crime. The first question is a comparative analysis focusing on the laws on white collar crime within the United States and other countries. The question also analyzes the extent of operative power to counter the white collar crimes and strictly apply the laws and regulations between the two chosen countries. The second question takes the analysis a little further and focuses specifically on methods of practical enforcement between the two countries as well as the possible variations that might exist in the two countries in the social stigma and punishment related to white collar crimes in both countries.
USA and UK -- White Collar Crime Regulations
The countries, USA and UK, have strict laws against white collar crimes and do tend to apply them strictly across the border for most of the recognized white collar crimes. The primary difference between the laws applied in the U.S. And the UK is that the punishment is far harsher in the U.S. As opposed to the UK. The varieties of punishments that the U.S. applies includes aspects of not juts imprisonment but also includes fines, probation and community service. The nature of the punishments in the U.S. became harsher after the application of the laws brought forth in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This act primarily focused on the ethical foregoing of crimes and thus white collar crime came to the forefront of all matters and was the reason behind stronger law enforcement structures in the U.S. There is a dedicated national crime unit in the U.S. FBI structure that focuses primarily...
White Collar Crime Theoretical Perspectives of Criminal Behavior Three broad theoretical models of criminal behavior have historically prevailed. These models include psychological models of criminality, sociological models of criminality, and biologically -- based models of criminal behavior. Each of these models suggests different ideologies and different methods of control for criminal behavior; however, there is quite a bit of overlap in each one. Psychological Theories of Criminal Behavior Psychology is a broad discipline that
White Collar Crime: Identifying Valid Deterrents for White Collar Criminals Recent studies suggest that white collar crime is on the rise (Chayet, Waring & Weisburg, 2001; Recine, 2002). Many stereotypical beliefs regarding white collar criminals have been debunked over time as researchers start understanding what white collar crime is and who it effects. White collar crime affects all communities regardless of affluence, demographics, social factors or other considerations. White collar crime comes
White Collar Crime: When most people think of white collar crime today, they think of Enron and Martha Stewart -- or of a nebulous idea of a kind of crime that only the "upper class" or the very powerful occasionally engage in. However, white collar crime is actually pervasive across all sectors of American society. Although many might imagine that white collar crime is essentially "victimless" in comparison to other criminal
White collar crime is one of the most controversial subjects in America today. With the recent conviction of home-economics guru Martha Stewart for white-collar-crime related issues, the subject has only become more high profile. As white-collar crimes are continually portrayed in the media, the public can only conclude that white collar crime is a serious problem in American businesses. White collar crime is not necessarily limited to businesses, but can also
White Collar Crimes The first definition states that this is an illegal act committed via non-physical means by guile to gain personal advantage. This definition's drawback is that it belittles white collar crimes; that harm people physically and psychology and arouses concern in the society. The other is divided into two parts; occupational crime which are committed by individuals to promote their personal interests and corporate crime committed by organizations executives
White Collar Crimes Governmental Crimes The extent of damage that the application of imperialistic conquests, warfare or threat of nuclear power can have on the psyche, finances and structure of the weaker countries of the world is devastating. All concepts merely aim to use force to take from the weaker states. The imperialistic conquest is a form of white collar crime because while it does not really endanger the lives of the
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