Identify the factors that contribute to the comparative leniency shown to white-collar offenders. Offer solutions that you think would help.

What will be an ideal response?


The risk-reward ratio, white-collar defendants have the resources generally unavailable to the general public, and white-collar crimes frequently involve complicated financial transactions in which the victims are either aggregated classes of unrelated persons, or large government agencies. Solutions will vary.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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