Define white-collar and corporate crime

What will be an ideal response?


• Although the BJS does not consider white-collar crime an official crime category, it could be defined as "nonviolent crime committed for financial gain and accomplished by means of deception." Corporate crime is a form of white-collar crime whereby trusted executives working within a company mishandle funds or otherwise betray the trust of customers or other consumers.

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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