Module 6: White collar and Internet Crime

Question 1

What is Whit Collar Crime?

Answer 1

offences by businessmen and executives
crimes committed by a person of respectability and high social status in course of his occupation
elite deviance

Question 2

Types of White Collar Crime

Answer 2

occupational, corporate, state, environmental

may breach either regulatory law or criminal law

Question 3

extent of white collar crime

Answer 3

extremely difficult to ascertain
many forms arent classed as crime
Many go unreported

Question 4

Impact of White Collar Crime

Answer 4

costs roughly 250 billion compared to 17.6 billion for household and personal crime

Question 5

Indirect costs of White Collar Crime

Answer 5

illness due to illegal dumping
losses to families through workplace injuries or death
higher costs of goods and services

Question 6

What is Techno crime?

Answer 6

cyber crime, involves use of technology as tool in commission of white collar crime

Question 7

computer focused techno crime

Answer 7

crimes that can only be committed due to existence of internet

hacking
distribution of viruses

Question 8

Computer enabled techno crime

Answer 8

crimes that use computers but can be committed with or without computer

fraud
theft
money laundering

Question 9

Reporting of techno crimes

Answer 9

most go unreported as most victims dont know theyve been victimised
victims are embarrassed or dont know who to report to

Question 10

extent and cost of techno crime

Answer 10

estimated 375 billion- 575 billion a year

Question 11

victims of techno crime

Answer 11

36% of businesses have reported being a victim of economic crime

Question 12

What is Phishing?

Answer 12

obtaining personal info from victims and redirecting users t suspicious websites