Slide 1OutlineA. What is Crime?B. Why Crime?Slide 5B. Why Crime? (continued)B. Why Crime? Sociological Theories (continued)B. Why Crime? Sociological Theories (continued)C. White Collar CrimesJudicial System and InequalityISS 215Lecture 10OutlineA. What is Crime?B. Why Crime?1. Classical Theories2. Biological Theories3. Psychological Theories4. Sociological TheoriesC. White Collar CrimesA. What is Crime?1. Legal Description2. Intentional Act3. Violation of Written Criminal Law4. Committed without Defense5. Penalized by the State6. Geography, time, andpunishmentB. Why Crime?1. Classical Theories1. Cesare Beccaria 2. Jeremy BenthamA. Free willB. Pain and pleasureC. Punishments deter crime2. Biological Theories1. Lombroso and Followers2. Recent Theories1. Sugar Intake2. Vitamin Deficiency3. Hormonal Influences4. XYY Syndrome5. Twin Studies6. Adoption Studies7. Social BiologyB. Why Crime? (continued)3. Psychological Theories1. Freud1. Id (Animalistic)2. Superego (Socialized)3. Ego (Compromise between Id and Superego)4. Sociological Theories2. Anomie Theories3. Differential Association4. Labeling Theory1. Labeling of Act2. Labeling of IndividualB. Why Crime?Sociological Theories (continued)5. Karl Marx (1818-1883)a. Economic Classesb. Classes Leading to Povertyc. Poverty Leads to Crimed. Socialism Eliminates most CrimesB. Why Crime?Sociological Theories (continued)6. William Bonger (1876-1940)a. Criminal Law and the Ruling Classb. Capitalism and Selfish Individualismc. Capitalism, Poverty, and Crimed. All Groups Commit Crimes but the Rich are Rarely Caught and Punished e. Socialism Eliminates most CrimesC. White Collar Crimes1. Bribery2. Government Contracts3. Political Crimes4. Business Crimes1. Monopoly2. Misrepresentation in Advertising3. Copy Rights4. Illegal Labor Practices5. Insurance Fraud6. Income Tax Fraud7. Fraud in Legal Profession8. Fraud in Stock
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