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White Collar Crime vs. Street Crime


One problem that plagues our society is crime. Crime is all around us in
our everyday lives. Daily we hear of murders, robberies, and rapes. These are
categorized as "street crimes." For many people, such crimes are the only
"tragic" crimes, the ones that are senseless and preventable. In Finsterbusch's
book, Taking Sides, another variety of crime is exposed. This other form of
crime is "white collar" crime. Both have victims, and the effects of both can
be devastating to the individuals involved and to the community.
The views of the two arguments proposed in the text do reach one common
conclusion. Both street and white collar crime have severe consequences. In
most instances, white collar crime is, financially, more costly. This does not
mean that white-collar crime does not inflict bodily harm upon people. Multi-
million dollar corporations can be twice as deadly as a gang member. When a
woman dies of lead exposure from her......

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