Why Do Hirschi and Gottfredson Conclude That White-Collar Criminality Is

question 70

Multiple Choice

Why do Hirschi and Gottfredson conclude that white-collar criminality is less common as the types of criminality found among the lower classes?

• A) People who have the opportunity to commit white-collar crimes rarely have the motivation
• B) People who are in a position to commit white-collar crimes rarely have the necessary opportunity
• C) People working at the white-collar level generally do not have the characteristics associated with crime commission
• D) People at the white-collar level generally do not have the skills to commit crimes of any type

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