Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Edwin Sutherland defined white-collar crime as “crime committed by a person of respectability and
high social status in course of his occupation.”
2. White-collar crimes often have more victims than violent crimes year.
3. Studying white-collar crime gives us an insight into the subculture of specific occupations such as
health care.
4. It’s generally easy to get information from white-collar offenders and their victims when conducting
research studies.
5. An experiment would be a useful way to investigate if abuse of residents is occurring in a nursing
home.


1. true
2. true
3. true
4. false
5. false

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