In: Psychology
Economic and Public Order Crime
In a well-constructed, one page essay (500+ words), compare (explain the similarities) and contrast (explain the differences) of the economic crimes (white-collar, blue-collar, and green-collar crimes).
PLEASE NO PLAGIARISM!!!!! IN YOUR OWN WORDS!!!!
Crime is an act punishable by law established by authority.
A crime Crime can be of different types.
Blue collar crime - a crime that is committed by people from low socio economic status and is generally physical crime.
eg rape murder physical attack
White collar crime involve non physical , economic and sicial crime that us generally committed by higher sicial status person.
eg -- hacking bank account and withdrawing money.
Green collar crime are combinatiob of both the above mentioned crime I.e. blue and white collar crime.
eg Prostitutions. It involves rapes , torture I.e blue collar, plus pimp and others who make only money hence a white collar .
Similarities.
All three are similar in the sense that all are crime and punishable by law. Some one is victim in all the three cases.
There is a degree if severity in all types of crime and punishment is also based on severity.
Differences.
White collar is performed by people of high social status while blue collar by lie status. Generally resources if victim are destroyed in white collar while physical pain is inflicted in blue . When it is green collar it involves both the aspect.
White collar crimes does not require the culprit to be present at scene if crime as necessary in case of white collar crime
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There must be some authority for commuting white collar job while it is not prerequisite for blue collar jobs.