White Collar and Organizational Crime
Using the information provided in Lecture 6 and Goode’s discussion on White Collar Crime in Chapter 6, discuss the following questions.
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- Is White Collar crime as detrimental to society as the Uniform Crime Report offenses of: Homicide, Forcible Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Larceny (theft), Motor Vehicle theft and Arson? (please explain your answer).
- Should we punish White Collar and Organizational Crime in the same way we punish street crime? (explain your answer)
- Should the organization, as well as the offender, be punished for sex crimes against children within the Catholic Church? (please explain your answer)
- Discuss the line between ethical and unethical behavior and deviance. Under what circumstances might unethical behavior be considered deviant? Not deviant? Please provide one or more examples.