Category: White Collar Crime

Crimes are categorized in a number of ways. Some are violent and some nonviolent. Sometimes crimes are referred to be level of severity such as a misdemeanor or felony. Other times crimes fall into other specific categories. Have you ever heard of a white collar crime? Here we go into more detail into what...

Crimes fall into subcategories and sometimes multiple subcategories. There are felonies. There are misdemeanors. There are violent crimes. There are nonviolent crimes. There are also a set of crimes commonly referred to as “white collar crimes.” While you may have heard this phrase before, you may not be aware of what it actually means.

What...

White collar crimes are considered to be sophisticated in nature. They are nonviolent, financial crimes. The phrase “white collar crime” developed around 1939, according to the FBI. It arose because these crimes are usually the kind of crimes that would be committed by a business professional on the job. The category has grown to...