White collar crime AC1.1
Crime can be defined as actions which constitute an offence under English law and is punishable by law.
One of the crimes covered in the brief is white collar crime.This type of crime involves fraudulent
expenses claim. Typical victims of a white collar crime might entail people who have invested in finance
schemes for example someone saving for pensions or businesses ,if their workers are making fraudulent
expenses claims. People who commit white collar crime usually target vulnerable people. Typical
offenders of a white collar crime is usually businessman with a high, respectable social status. Moreover,
another typical offenders are companies as they evade paying tax which reduces the amount of money
for the public services. There are low levels of public awareness due to low levels of prosecution. This is
generally because there is a lack of media coverage, it's often labeled as “breaches of regulation” so
organisations avoid negative publicity, the offenders may use their high social status and power to avoid
being prosecuted and the offenders appear to be respectable so they don't raise any suspicion. Case
studies related to this crime is the Mr Morely case, in which he fraudulently claimed £16,000 for the
mortgage interest in his constituency home for more than 18 months after the loan has been repaid. He
falsely claimed £30,000 in parliamentary expenses. It is clear from the brief that this crime is being
committed as a white collar crime as it involves as it meets the requirements of a white collar crime. This
crime is seen as criminal as it breaks the 2006 fraud act and the 1968 theft act. However it is seen as
deviant as it goes against the cultural norms of society.
White collar crime AC1.2
There are a number of reasons why white collar crimes are likely to go under reported such as
losing control. Social: What is meant by this is that management, may be reluctant to allocate
time and resources to assisting the police with any enquiries. Once a corporation reports the
commission of a crime to the police, management loses full control of what happens next.
Furthermore, another reason why white collar crime goes under reported is to try and avoid
additional damage. Social: Moreover, a white collar crime may be under reported as the case is
to complex. An example of this is fraud. A case such as fraud can be intricate for police as it
could be committed online or in real life. Personal: A white collar crime not only affects the
employees but the reputation of the company, For example, if Apple were to commit a white
collar crime, their sales would decrease as less consumers would want to buy a product from a
company that has committed a criminal offense
Crime can be defined as actions which constitute an offence under English law and is punishable by law.
One of the crimes covered in the brief is white collar crime.This type of crime involves fraudulent
expenses claim. Typical victims of a white collar crime might entail people who have invested in finance
schemes for example someone saving for pensions or businesses ,if their workers are making fraudulent
expenses claims. People who commit white collar crime usually target vulnerable people. Typical
offenders of a white collar crime is usually businessman with a high, respectable social status. Moreover,
another typical offenders are companies as they evade paying tax which reduces the amount of money
for the public services. There are low levels of public awareness due to low levels of prosecution. This is
generally because there is a lack of media coverage, it's often labeled as “breaches of regulation” so
organisations avoid negative publicity, the offenders may use their high social status and power to avoid
being prosecuted and the offenders appear to be respectable so they don't raise any suspicion. Case
studies related to this crime is the Mr Morely case, in which he fraudulently claimed £16,000 for the
mortgage interest in his constituency home for more than 18 months after the loan has been repaid. He
falsely claimed £30,000 in parliamentary expenses. It is clear from the brief that this crime is being
committed as a white collar crime as it involves as it meets the requirements of a white collar crime. This
crime is seen as criminal as it breaks the 2006 fraud act and the 1968 theft act. However it is seen as
deviant as it goes against the cultural norms of society.
White collar crime AC1.2
There are a number of reasons why white collar crimes are likely to go under reported such as
losing control. Social: What is meant by this is that management, may be reluctant to allocate
time and resources to assisting the police with any enquiries. Once a corporation reports the
commission of a crime to the police, management loses full control of what happens next.
Furthermore, another reason why white collar crime goes under reported is to try and avoid
additional damage. Social: Moreover, a white collar crime may be under reported as the case is
to complex. An example of this is fraud. A case such as fraud can be intricate for police as it
could be committed online or in real life. Personal: A white collar crime not only affects the
employees but the reputation of the company, For example, if Apple were to commit a white
collar crime, their sales would decrease as less consumers would want to buy a product from a
company that has committed a criminal offense
