Even Though the Amount of Money Involved in White-Collar Crime

question 59

Multiple Choice

Even though the amount of money involved in white-collar crime in the United States is forty times greater than the amount involved in crimes against property,efforts to detect white-collar crime are ordinarily limited and most do not appear in official statistics at all.Which theoretical perspective would most likely examine this and draw a connection between criminal punishment and class?

• A) labeling theory
• B) functionalist theory
• C) differential association theory
• D) conflict theory

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