Question

White Collar Crime Presentation

Elements of a crime:

●Actus reus:

●Mens rea:

White collar crime is typically:

●Nonviolent:

●Financially motivated:

●Perpetrated by someone with authority:

●Usually by a business or corporation:

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I have presentation in Business Law course about White Collar Crime. My presentation is above. I just need explanation for each point, 1 to 3 lines explanation. include any example if you can.

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Answer 1

In determining whether a person committed a crime, there are two issues to consider: the person’s state of mind, or intent, and the actual physical act of committing the crime. The Latin term actus reus refers to the actual act of doing the illegal thing, with no reference to the person’s mental state. In order for a person to be convicted of having committed a crime, it must be proven that he engaged in some physical act, or took action, to do so. like actually doing insider trading etc

The concept of mens rea, which is Latin for “guilty mind,” allows the criminal justice system to distinguish someone who set out with the intention of committing a crime from someone who did not mean to commit a crime. Mens rea refers to what the accused individual was thinking, and what his intent was at the time the crime was committed. eg having a though of doing insider trading

1. A person’s knowledge that his conduct is criminal.
2. A criminal intent.
3. Wrongful purpose or guilty knowledge.