WHITE-COLLAR CRIME AND EMPLOYEE THEFT

• NCJ Number: 16972
• Journal: Crime and Delinquency Volume: 20 Issue: 3 Dated: (JULY 1974) Pages: 251-262
• Author(s): G D ROBIN
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WHITE-COLLAR CRIME AND EMPLOYEE THEFT IS EXPLORED IN A COMPARATIVE PROFILE COVERING 19 POINTS, AND A PROPOSAL FOR A NEW CATEGORY, OCCUPATIONAL VIOLATIONS, IS MADE.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR STATES THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONFUSION ABOUT THE DEFINITION OF WHITE-COLLAR CRIME. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT IS DEFINED AS OFFENSES COMMITTED BY BUSINESS MANAGERS AND EXECUTIVES AGAINST SOCIETY, WHILE AT OTHER TIMES IT IS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THEFTS BY BANK OR CHAIN-STORE EMPLOYEES AND SERVICE OVERCHARGES. A COMPREHENSIVE COMPARISON OF THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF WHITE-COLLAR CRIME AND EMPLOYEE THEFTS IS MADE. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TWO ARE ALIKE WITH RESPECT TO TYPOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS SUCH AS THE OFFENDER'S SELF-IMAGE, PREVIOUS RECORD, COURT TREATMENT AND COMMUNITY IDENTIFICATION, BUT THAT THEY ARE VERY DIFFERENT WITH RESPECT TO THE TYPE OF LAWS GOVERNING EACH. THE AUTHOR ARGUES THAT WHITE-COLLAR CRIME AND EMPLOYEE THEFT SHOULD BOTH BE CONCEPTUALIZED AS PART OF THE CATEGORY OF OCCUPATIONAL CRIME IN THAT BOTH ARE OCCUPATIONAL VIOLATIONS BY 'NORMAL' PERSONS.