The changes in technology and online presence of shopping, trading, and e-commerce activity is also prone to fraud and numerous other crimes. The online identities are used in several ways by criminals to unlawfully damage the financial, business, and trade position of individuals and corporations (Friedrichs, 2009)
It is also noted that it is a trivial process to re-coup losses. Therefore the requirement for appropriate system for information security is required (Herring, 2007)
The overall economic, business, and job market conditions are also a notable factor in promoting vocational criminals. Availability of appropriate education, job training courses, provisions of vocational trainings for gaining jobs, and availability of part time jobs for youth can reduce the amount of vocational crimes (Miller, 2009)
The acquisition of techniques and technology to perform crimes is also a significant element of their career path. These individuals use multiple means to adopt and acquire techniques for pursuing their careers to ultimate heights (Xu, Pang, & Huo, 2010)
This essay looks at these two different types of crime as they relate to type, victims and punishment. Types of Crimes Committed The nomenclature of the two types of crime has to do with, or originally had to do with, was the color and style of collar worm by the average person working in an office (white) versus the style and color worn by a person who works for a living (blue) (Bly)
The reason for saying that they are the same is that it is often blue collar types, the average worker who has unfortunately depended on unscrupulous managers to provide them with a job and a pension. These people are often extremely surprised when all of their life savings vanish because a group of individuals lost it all while trying to somehow make themselves immensely rich by thwarting the rules (D'Alleva)
The perpetrator and the victim see each other, often know each other, and the crime is still committed. Many are also power crimes, such as rape and murder, which are meant to demonstrate one person's dominance over another (Doring)
The number of victims is not considered in sentencing as much as whether the victim was physically harmed or not (Bly). However, white collar crimes are receiving much stiffer sentences in today's world because people are beginning to realize that they cause equal or much greater damage to people than the more passionate blue collar crime (Messe)
"Indeed, the economic and political power of white-collar offenders is important precisely because it provides them with access to opportunities and facilitates their ability to deceive, to conceal, and to abuse trust." (Benson & Simpson 88) White-collar criminals can go as far as to alter the political and economical environment where they operate so as for laws to be more permissive and in order for the authorities to have little to no access to evidence that might incriminate them
"A difficulty in detecting its presence is the fact that a victim is not aware that he is being victimized, and when discovery is made, it may be too late to take effective action against the offender." (Fay 194) White-collar crime can be largely regarded as an invisible form of crime, this emphasizing the problems arising as the security manager attempts to catch criminals
"The need for educated and trained security officers and administrators is increasing with the need to counteract terrorism, computer crime, embezzlement, employee theft, drugs and violence in the workplace, fraud, and shoplifting." (Fischer, Halibozek, & Walters 41) Numerous organizations from around the world have gotten actively involved in recruiting security professionals because of the benefits coming along with doing so
"In the more conservative 1980s in the United States, some curtailing of federal investigative resources and budgets of regulatory agencies occurred, which resulted in a dip in white collar crime convictions." (Friedrichs 18) Events such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks turned people's attention away from white collar crime and thus influenced the government to provide the authorities with lesser funds meant to combat this type of illegality
"The types of crime may differ from those of the lower classes, such as lawyers helping criminal clients launder their money, executives bribe public officials to achieve public contracts, or accountants manipulating balance sheet to avoid taxes." (Gottschalk 11) Security practitioners experience much difficulty in dealing with white-collar crime because of the multitude of ways it differs from conventional crime
"The types of crime may differ from those of the lower classes, such as lawyers helping criminal clients launder their money, executives bribe public officials to achieve public contracts, or accountants manipulating balance sheet to avoid taxes." (Gottschalk 11) Security practitioners experience much difficulty in dealing with white-collar crime because of the multitude of ways it differs from conventional crime
"Markopolos' complaint stated that Madoff's returns were unachievable using the trading strategy he claimed to employ, noting Madoff's "perfect market-timing ability." (Kotz 27) The SEC Boston District Office apparently did not understand the information that it was provided with and decided not to further pursue the matter
"Consequently, many of those swindled did not readily accept the fact that they were victims of a con game and spent a considerable amount of time clamoring for sympathy, restitution, and for public officials to share their perspective." (Lewis 2) Furthermore, the media encourages these people by making their stories public and providing them with the impression that they are not at all responsible for the situation they are in
"Their pleas of mercy are often accepted after they promise to repay their victims or to cooperate in prosecutions against others." (Thio & Taylor 134) A person from the lower class guilty of having committed financial crimes would have certainly been provided with a much harsher penalty
With this particular perspective, crime deterrence or decline measures could be designed that help in the effective efforts needed to complete the crime. Rational choice ideas also claim that growing chance of problem and probability of being caught, with the help of increased monitoring exercises, police or security officer presence, additional street lighting, along with other measures, work well in lessening crime (Hall et al
However, if these individual factors aren't part of the characteristics of an individual, it is more probable that she or he might engage in criminal activities. Hirschi broadened this theory, with the concept that those individuals who have low self-control are more prone to become criminal (Slattery, 2003)
Any form of solicitation misconduct is considered a Class A misdemeanor and can result in the immediate dismissal, demotion and/or suspension. Also, another common act of white collar crime in the political world is reporting a false claim for solicitation against an executive officer for personal gain; this also, when caught, can result in a judgment of Class C misdemeanor and lead to suspension or dismissal as well (Strader, 2002)