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White-collar crime is a crime committed by someone who is well respected in their career, usually someone in a management job, who would typically wear a suit and tie to work. The crime usually is money-driven and nonviolent and committed for personal gain.
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∙ 15y agoEdwin Sutherland in 1939
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Peter Shaffer
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Offender.
