NCJ Number
83228
Journal
Criminology Volume: 20 Issue: 1 Dated: (May 1982) Pages: 83-102
Date Published
1982
Length
20 pages
Annotation
By replicating Rossi et al.'s survey in 1972 of the seriousness of 140 offenses, the present research presents data indicating that white-collar crime has increased in seriousness more than any other offense category, but that it is still viewed as less serious than most other forms of illegality.
Abstract
When different types of white-collar crime were analyzed, we found considerable variation in ratings, with high a degree of seriousness attributed to offenses involving physical harm. Further, while all categories of white-collar criminality increased in seriousness, attitudinal changes have been particularly apparent toward two types, Violent and Corporate Price-Fixing. (Publisher abstract)