Federal Court Processing of Corporate, White Collar, and Common Crime Economic Offenders Over the Past Three Decades
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12463593 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kirk Alan Johnson (Washburn University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Publication date | 1986-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Thought and Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-5830 • E-ISSN: 2469-8466 |
| Publisher | The University of Kansas (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.17161/str.1808.5001 |
| OpenAlex | W2160745317 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
The history of white-collar and corporate crime in our nation has been one of toleration. Throughout much of this century, the victims, the government, and the criminal justice system have been largely inactive in attempting to control this form of law-violating behavior. Asa result, occupational and organizational crime offenders have been treated preferentially in our courts when compared to traditional or common crime offenders. Beginning in the 1970s, however, public attitudes began to changeand the government and criminal justice system were given a mandate to pursue these offenders. This paper utilizes aggregate data on the U.S. District Courts for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1964June 30, , 1974June 30, , and 1984, and is designed to investigate whethera shift in criminal justice policy (arising from public concerns over corporate and white-collar crime) has been put into effect. That is, have equitableoperational policies for the adjudication and sentencing of corporate, white-collar, and common crime offenders evolved over the past three decades? The ~qryclu~io~sgrq,.!U~_frq1!1, t~~data; suggest; t~fl.! wnile corporate; and-_ white-collarcriminals are more frequently beingbrought to the attention of the courts, and have been receiving more and moreserious sanctions, they are still receiving more lenient penalties for theiractions than are common property crime offenders
Collar · Criminology · Economic crime · Economics · Political science · Sociology · White (mutation · White-collar crime · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Finance
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Illegal but Not Criminal
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The Seriousness of Crimes
Sentencing the White-Collar Offender
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The Myth of Social Class and Criminality Reconsidered
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |