Exam 7: White-Collar Crime

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What are some of the common features of white-collar crime?

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-These types of crime do not generally come to mind when people are thinking about crime
-They often involve people in positions of trust and respectability
-They are often investigated by specialist regulators (e.g.Australian Taxation Office, Australian Federal Police, etc.).

Identify the agencies that play a role in fighting white-collar crime and what they are responsible for.

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-Australian Institute of Criminology (research)
-Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (monitors financial transactions and combats money lending)
-Australian Taxation Office (tax evasion)
-Australian Federal Police (money laundering, people smuggling, computer-based crime, serious fraud against the Australian government)
-Commonwealth Ombudsman (public sector misconduct and maladministration)
-Australian Securities and Investments Commission (corporations and investment services)
-Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (business competition, fair trading, consumer protection)
-Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (financial services)
-Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (equity/discrimination)
-Safe Work Australia (workplace safety)

What is the name given to the theory behind white-collar crime where the focus in on how peoples' values within society can encourage white-collar crime?

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Discuss issues with defining white-collar crime.

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Identify six issues that result from illegal logging.

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Discuss the issues with the gap between public concerns and regulatory action.

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What are consumer and investment scams? Using examples, discuss the impact of these scams.

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Outline the first criminological study of white-collar crime.

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Which of the following is NOT an element of regulatory law?

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White-collar crime is seen to be difficult to measure as to their extent and effects.Why is this?

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What are corporate crimes? Discuss the definition and give a case study example.

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What have been some of the problems with prosecuting corporate crimes?

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White-collar crime often crosses the boundaries between criminal and non-criminal law.Discuss.

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Abuse of the victim's trust is one of the main aspects offenders rely on for consumer and investment scams.

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Explain what "smart regulation" is and outline five measures associated with smart regulation

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Name and describe types of white-collar crime.

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