The Positivistic Approach to the Study of White Collar Crime

question 46

Multiple Choice

The positivistic approach to the study of white collar crime is associated with:

• A) the use of the scientific method
• B) a perspective drawn broadly from the humanities
• C) an optimistic view that the white collar crime problem can be solved
• D) postmodernist deconstruction

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Definitions:

Group Polarization

A group's propensity to opt for decisions that are more pronounced in extremity than the early tendencies of its members.

Acquittal

A legal judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which they have been charged.

Favor

An act of kindness beyond what is due or usual.

Group Polarization

The inclination of a group to reach decisions that are more radical than the individual preferences of its members initially.