Which of the Following Is an Example of White-Collar Crime

question 91

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of white-collar crime?

• A) the armed robbery of a small business by an unemployed lower-class white
• B) an industrial plant ignoring the law which prohibits dumping toxic waste into the environment
• C) legalized prostitution
• D) the slaying of a government official by a subversive and radical political group

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