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Occupational Crime

Occupational Crime. Four Types of Occupational Crime. Organizational State-based Authority Professionals Individuals. Organizational Crime. Definition : crimes for the benefit of an employing organization Who Benefits ? The employers/the company (macro). Examples :

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Occupational Crime

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  1. Occupational Crime

  2. Four Types of Occupational Crime • Organizational • State-based Authority • Professionals • Individuals

  3. Organizational Crime Definition: crimes for the benefit of an employing organization Who Benefits? The employers/the company (macro) • Examples: • Price Fixing • False Product Test Results • Fraud • Secrets Theft

  4. State-based Authority Crime Definition: crimes committed by govt. officials or employees through the exercise of their power given to them by their job Who Benefits? The offender benefits directly • Examples: • Senator taking Bribes • Police stealing confiscated goods • Mayor get kick-backs • Cuyahoga County Corruption charge

  5. Professional Crime Definition: crimes committed by professionals which violate the trust placed in them by their patients/clients/individuals Who Benefits? The offender benefits directly • Examples: • Sexual assault by dentists while patient is asleep • Teachers sleeping with their students • Lawyers billing clients for hours they did not work • Doctors/Vets making a false diagnosis

  6. Exclusions………….. • State-based and professional occupational crime excludes the following: • criminal acts and offenses committed NOT while in the course of their job • offenses committed that are unrelated to the trust placed in them by an individual, client, or patient

  7. Individual Occupational Crime Definition: crimes committed by a worker themselves (unrelated to govt. authority, profession, or organization) Micro! Who Benefits? The individual themselves only • Examples: • Employee theft • Driving company vehicles while drunk • Falsification of expense reports • Income tax evasion

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