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Critically discuss the practical and ethical difficulties involved when researching White Collar Crime. Give examples of research studies in this field in order to substantiate your arguments.  

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SOCIAL POLICY BA White Collar Crime Student Number- 328853. Critically discuss the practical and ethical difficulties involved when researching White Collar Crime. Give examples of research studies in this field in order to substantiate your arguments. INTRODUCTION The increase in capitalism, multi national corporations, advanced information technology communications and globalisation has caused the increase of a type of crime which has previously not been recognised, 'white collar crime'. This is also referred to within text as corporate crime, invisible crime, white collar deviance etc. The beginning of the paper will begin by looking at what white collar crime in both definitive and historical context and later go on to look at the many practical and ethical difficulties that are involved when researching White Collar Crime. WHAT IS WHITE COLLAR CRIME White Collar crime has the potential to affect everybody. It is not categorised in the same criminological groups as activities such as street crime and sexual violence;...

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