Chapter 22 Essay questions

  1. What is meant by the concept of ‘white-collar crime’ and how can we distinguish it from ‘ordinary’ crime?
  2. An analysis of the concepts of white-collar and corporate crime should only include acts legally defined as “crimes” and legally convicted offenders. Discuss.
  3. Which factors shape how and why the organisation of different white-collar and corporate crimes varies across time and space?
  4. Should white-collar and corporate crimes also be considered ‘organised crimes’?
  5. To what extent are white-collar and corporate crimes best explained by focusing on the rational choices or the pathologies of individual offenders?
  6. How can we best understand how white-collar ‘criminal careers’ develop?
  7. How does the ‘policing’ and ‘regulation’ of white-collar and corporate crimes differ from the ‘policing’ and ‘regulation’ of conventional crimes? 

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