| A businessman or woman who committed a crime on | | | | the white collar criminal technically stole the money of |
| the business is guilty of a White Collar Crime. This | | | | these people. In this case, the white collar criminal has |
| type of crime would include:o Embezzlemento Fraudo | | | | inflicted more harm than the crime committed by a |
| Stealing of funds in the company | | | | mugger. But, in reality, the mugger will receive more |
| One philosophy in the US Judiciary System where the | | | | rigid punishment than the white collar criminal. |
| punishment of these crimes revolves is the | | | | The fact that the white collar crime is committed by |
| philosophy of Edwin Sutherland who stated that | | | | persons who belong to the higher socio-economic |
| people are most likely going to commit a crime when | | | | class is already an advantage. People who are of |
| they are surrounded by people who exhibit criminal | | | | higher social value can afford to have the best |
| behaviors. It is less likely that a white collar criminal | | | | lawyer they wanted to argue their defense. |
| will commit another crime and the punishment for | | | | However, those who are at the lower |
| such crime is to a lesser extent compared to crimes | | | | socio-economic standing most likely will not be able to |
| committed with violence. | | | | be represented by the best defense lawyers and are |
| White Collar Crimes are being defined as the crime | | | | therefore dependent on the overworked defense |
| committed by a person at a specific socio-economic | | | | attorneys of the state. Having a private lawyer fare |
| status. The greatest factor in committing the crime is | | | | better chances at winning the case as compared to |
| the origin of the person involved, which are most | | | | people who just rely on state attorneys and this has |
| likely the people from the middle or upper class. This | | | | already been shown on statistics. |
| is very much the opposite of a crime committed with | | | | Furthermore, a this type of criminal also enjoys the |
| violence. | | | | benefit of a minimum security prison where they can |
| More often than not, it is believed that these crimes | | | | stay. This prison offers more freedom and more |
| are less punishable than most crimes involving | | | | often than not safer than the maximum-security |
| violence . However, embezzlement and stealing of | | | | prisons. Therefore, one can deduce that a white |
| the company funds may result to an eventual | | | | collar crime does not carry the same gravity as with |
| harmful effect to many people involved. If for | | | | most other crimes even though the crime has |
| example the fund that was stolen can never be | | | | resulted to a more devastating effect to the lives of |
| recovered, it will lead to the suffering of the people | | | | people involved. |
| who depend solely on the funds for their living and | | | | |