Do you think Americans have a too broad or too narrow definition of a white collar criminal?

Answer 1

Probably too broad.
White collar criminals are the embezzlers, tax evasion, theft, corporate coruption and so forth.
Many things fall here. But generally this is where your well-to-do fall for criminal activity. They work, they have a job, a family, get good pay and still commit crimes.
Totally different than the thug on the street who needs food, drugs or alcohol.
If we tighten up this category we can prosecute differently for each case.
We have lots of embezzling around my state and city. It is getting worse and worse. You have white collar, men and women, who have great jobs and benefits stealing for gambling debt. Their lives are ruined when they are caught. They can go to prison and leave behind suffering families and kids. It happens all the time but then their are other times they get probation, and restitution. Is this enough?
These crimes are harder to find and harder to build a case than the person who goes to a bank and robs it. Should be punish differently? What makes their crime any different?
We really need more rehabilitation on these types of crimes. These people are not harden criminals and sometimes they are someone who makes a mistake to feed their families.
We need to change so much about the way the courts operate.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

It doesn't matter what our definition of it is, what matters is that it costs us billions of dollars a year, and yet, no one puts any serious effort into catching white collar criminals. Our country acts like if you have money, then you can do whatever you want. Which goes completely against democracy. There need to be tougher punishments and personal responsibility needs to fall back on those that commit the crime.

Answer 4

Why does it matter what the definition is, white collar or some other kind of crime?