The view that white collar crime law is implemented by the state because it helps sustain the system and "legitimates" the state in the eyes of the general population is most consistent with... Structuralist perspectives. The laws adopted in the early 20th century which regulated the meat industry but were also supported by ...
The imputation theory, which holds that the... corporation is liable for the intent and acts of its employees on any level in the corporate hierarchy, was originally developed via tort law. Federal criminal prosecutions in white collar crime cases are... initiated by the Department of Justice or U.S. Attorneys.
Community service is characterized as... having a mixture of positive and negative elements. The use of the criminal law to respond to white collar crime has been criticized by some as... either inappropriate or ineffective. In the second half of the 20th century, class action lawsuits were...
The famous Carrier's case of 1473 in England provided a foundation for the... modern law of theft, and a precedent for laws prohibiting employee theft. In the 17th and 18th century employee theft, embezzlement, and related acts became the... targets of specific criminal laws.
The U. S. Secret Service is most likely to be involved with investigating white collar crimes that involve...
White collar crime defendants are more likely to plead not guilty and... go to trial than defendants in conventional crime cases. Jurors in white collar crime cases are likely to be most sympathetic to... defendants most like themselves.
According to some studies of the relationship between class status and sentencing outcomes in white collar crime cases have shown that... higher-status offenders appear to receive more severe sentences than lower-status offenders. Regard fines imposed upon organizational offenders, in many cases the fine is...