Workplace crime, white-collar crime, crime against business all fall under the same category, no matter what term you use to describe it, this type of crime costs South African Businesses roughly R40 billion per year
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... ASSIGNMENT 01: As a criminologist you have been invited to address delegates at a conference on workplace crime on the issue of employee theft. SUBJECT CODE: HCREVA-X COURSE: CRIMINOLOGY HONOURS SUBJECT: CRIMINOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS STUDENT NUMBER: 35425717 STUDENT NAME: MEGAN DAVEY DUE DATE: 15 MAY 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. THE WHAT, WHY AND WHERE OF WORKLACE CRIME 2 2.1 WHAT: What types of crimes comprise crimes in the workplace? 2 2.2 WHY: Why do some companies fall prey to workplace crime and Why do some employees commit workplace crimes? 3 2.3 WHERE: Where does workplace crime occur? 4 3. THE SIGNS: What to look out for in employees that may indicate they Are committing workplace crimes 5 4. DETERANCE AND DEFENCES AGAINST WORKPLACE CRIME 6 4.1 Pre-employment 6 4.2 Eliminating Opportunity 7 4.3 Preventing Employee Theft 8 Bibliography 1. INTRODUCTION: Workplace crime, white-collar crime, crime against business all fall under the same category, no matter what term you use to describe it, this type of crime costs South African Businesses roughly R40 billion per














