Criminology Final Review

Edwin Sutherland studied 70 different companies in different industries and found they consciously violated the law 980 times.

• True

• False

Many of the corporate crimes that Sutherland discovered in his study were made by companies that were war profiteering during WWI and WWII by selling weapons and secrets to US enemies.

• True

• False

A crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation.

• White-collar Crime

• Occupational Crimes

• Corporate Crimes

• Organizational Crimes

Crimes committed by an individual for personal gain or profit during the course of their occupation.

• White-collar Crime

• Occupational Crimes

• Corporate Crimes

• Organizational Crimes

Crimes committed by companies and businesses. These can sometimes be done by just individuals that are working to benefit the company, not just themselves.

• White-collar Crime

• Occupational Crimes

• Corporate Crimes

• Organizational Crimes

A more inclusive term for corporate crime since these types of crimes are committed by both large and small companies, not just large corporations.

• White-collar Crime

• Occupational Crimes

• Corporate Crimes

• Organizational Crimes

Perpetrated by individuals for profit or gain

• Individual Occupational Crimes

• Professional Occupational Crimes

• State Authority Occupational Crimes

• Organizational Occupational Crimes

Professionals committing crimes in their professional occupation.

• Individual Occupational Crimes

• Professional Occupational Crimes

• State Authority Occupational Crimes

• Organizational Occupational Crimes

Committed by officials through the authority of their public office.

• Individual Occupational Crimes

• Professional Occupational Crimes

• State Authority Occupational Crimes

• Organizational Occupational Crimes

Committed by individuals for the benefit of an organization or corporation.

• Individual Occupational Crimes

• Professional Occupational Crimes

• State Authority Occupational Crimes

• Organizational Occupational Crimes