 In my opinion White- Collar Crime is worse well, not necessarily worse than street crime, but I believe white collar crime gets overlooked simply because of who commits the crime and that is unfair.

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 Consist of robbery, burglary, theft, murder, homicide, domestic violence, assault & battery, and etc…

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 Embezzlement  Bribery  Larceny  Extortion (Blackmail)  Fraud  Price Fixing.  Racketeering  Computer Fraud  Obstruction of Justice  Perjury

 Crimes that fall into this category include altering books by accountants and overcharging or cheating clients by lawyers.

 A much more costly type of white collar crime occurs when corporate executives commit criminal acts to benefit their company.

 the creation of inferior products,  price fixing.  tobacco companies that add nicotine to cigarettes  when companies advertise food as "lite" when it has as many calories as regular food.

 Best Lawyers  Favorable Laws  Individual Perception  Little Police Effort  Difficult to Assign Blame

 White-collar crime tends to be made up of complex, sophisticated, and relatively technical actions.  White-collar crime tends to be intermingled with legitimate behavior

 White-collar crime is rarely prosecuted and rarely convicted. Penalties are light..

 Greed.  Economic difficulty.

 White collar crimes can be prosecuted at the state or federal level, depending on whether a state or federal law was broken.

 White collar crime is on the rise and is becoming an increasing problem as the world becomes more high-tech  Economic crime costs the United States approximately $100 billion in 1990.

 Approximately one in three American households are victims of white collar crime, but only 41 percent report it

 Of white collar crimes reported, only 21 percent are handled by a law enforcement or consumer protection agency.

 Convicted in 2004  Obstruction and justice  Served five months in federal prison

 Founder of shoe company  Currently serving a 41-month sentence  Stock fraud and money laundering

 Indiana man  Staged a plane crash and faked his death  Accused by Indiana authorities of white collar crimes  Sentenced to over 4 years in federal prison

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