Topic > White-collar crime theory - 1463

E.). The costs of white-collar crime are diverse, although precise measurement is not simple, they are difficult to evaluate and very complex. There are enormous financial losses, sometimes physical damage due to negligence, as well as social costs: weakening of trust in a free economy, loss of trust in political organizations, and destruction of public morality. “White-collar crime may also provide an example of disobedience to the general public, with citizens who rarely see white-collar offenders prosecuted and sent to prison becoming cynical about the criminal justice system” (Conklin, JE). White collar crime is undeniably a crime and often includes elaborate