Running Head: White Collar Crime vs. Organized Crime 1
White Collar Crime vs. Organized Crime
Richard Woodley
Atlanta Metropolitan State College
This research essay will cover the differences between the two types of crimes.
Also, this paper will be about white-collar crime and organized crime and their influence on America. There are some differences between white-collar crime and organized crime. White collar crime is mostly done by individuals who have good high paying jobs, power players of companies, and the upper class(Peterson, 2012).However, the criminals involving organized crime are usually people who did not come from wealthy families, do not have high paying jobs in cooperation and usually on the lower end of society(Knowles,2010). Usually, the crimes committed by white-collar criminals usually continues on for many years unnoticed(Peterson, 2012). Other times white collar crimes are known by law enforcement to
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Each of these crimes has similarities and differences(Knowles,2010; Williams,2006). Both organized crime and white collar crime involves organizations or a group effort to make a profit(Knowles,2010; Williams,2006). Both organizations take part in crimes for monetary gain even though their crimes are different(Knowles,2010; Peterson, 2012). Law enforcement is aware of both of these crime groups but funding and effort from police are different. These organizations are hurting America(Knowles,2010; Peterson, 2012).
References
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Williams, H. E. (2006). Investigating White-collar Crime : Embezzlement and Financial Fraud.
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