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What is the definition of a white collar crime?

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Renowned Sociologist/Criminologist Edwin Sutherland defined white-collar crime in 1949 as "a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation." The term arose from the fact that those types (usually management) generally wore suits and white-collared shirts, in contrast to the blue-collared shirts worn by workers/laborers. In today's world, the term has been modified to define the type of offense OR the type of offender (social class). It includes such offenses as fraud, computer crime, embezzlement, etc. The FBI has now defined white-collar crime as "those illegal acts which are characterized by deceit, concealment, or violation of trust and which are not dependent upon the application or threat of physical force or violence"

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