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A white-collar crime refers to crimes committed by business people, entrepreneurs, professionals, or public officials
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Criminology 1001 Major Essay Q2: Why is corporate crime/white collar crime perceived as less serious than "street crime"? Should it be? If so, why? If not, why not? A white-collar crime refers to crimes committed by business people, entrepreneurs, professionals, or public officials. It was a term first coined by Edwin Sutherland who defined the term as "crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation" (Sutherland 1974) and was the first to bring attention to the matter. White-collar crimes are different then street crimes because they are through deception and not force or violence. There has been much debate as to what qualifies as a white-collar crime, the term today generally describes a variety of non-violent crimes usually committed in commercial situations for financial gain. Many white-collar crimes are especially difficult to prosecute because the perpetrators are sophisticated criminals who have attempted...
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