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  2. Differential association - Wikipedia

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    One unique aspect of this theory is that the theory purports to explain more than just juvenile delinquency and crime committed by lower-class individuals. Since crime is understood to be learned behaviour, the theory is also applicable to white-collar, corporate, and organized crime. [2]

  3. White-collar crime - Wikipedia

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    “This sub-group is referred to as red-collar criminals because they straddle both the white-collar crime arena and, eventually, the violent crime arena. In circumstances where there is the threat of detection, red-collar criminals commit brutal acts of violence to silence the people who have detected their fraud and to prevent further ...

  4. Edwin Sutherland - Wikipedia

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    Edwin Hardin Sutherland (August 13, 1883 – October 11, 1950) was an American sociologist.He is considered one of the most influential criminologists of the 20th century. He was a sociologist of the symbolic interactionist school of thought and is best known for defining white-collar crime and differential association, a general theory of crime and delinquency.

  5. Subcultural theory - Wikipedia

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    In criminology, subcultural theory emerged from the work of the Chicago School on gangs and developed through the symbolic interactionism school into a set of theories arguing that certain groups or subcultures in society have values and attitudes that are conducive to crime and violence.

  6. Strain theory (sociology) - Wikipedia

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    Strain theory fails to explain white collar crime, the perpetrator of whom have many opportunities to achieve through legal and legitimate means. Strain theory fails to explain crimes based in gender inequality. Merton deals with individuals forms of responses instead of group activity which crime involves.

  7. One in Four Households Victim of White Collar Crime: Report

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    White collar crime now affects more Americans than all other forms of crime combined, according to the a new report published by the the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). Conducted by the ...

  8. I committed a white-collar crime while bipolar manic. Years ...

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    During one manic episode, I partied hard, bought a nightclub, and committed a white-collar crime. The charges for my crimes hung over my head for years and still affect my life.

  9. Critical criminology - Wikipedia

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    Critical criminologists assert that how crime is defined is socially and historically contingent, that is, what constitutes a crime varies in different social situations and different periods of history. The conclusion that critical criminological theorists draw from this is that crime is socially constructed by the state and those in power. [8]