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CRIMINALITE COL BLANC [1 record]

Record 1 2009-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Criminology
DEF

A term first used by criminologist Edwin H. Sutherland to cover business crimes such as embezzlement, price fixing, antitrust violations, etc.

CONT

White-collar crime. Includes fraud, false pretenses, misappropriation of funds, theft, breach of trust, secret commissions, offences against the Government of Canada, corruption of public officials, offences relating to property rights, tax fraud, the insolvency process, securities fraud, identity theft or fraud and counterfeiting on an interprovincial, national and international scale.

PHR

Crack down on white-collar crime.

PHR

White-collar crime fighter.

Key term(s)
  • white collar crime

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Criminologie
CONT

Criminalité en col blanc. Comprend la fraude, les faux semblants, le détournement de fonds, le vol, l'abus de confiance, les commissions secrètes, les infractions contre le gouvernement du Canada, la corruption de fonctionnaires publics, les infractions aux droits de propriété, la fraude fiscale, le régime de l'insolvabilité, la fraude en valeurs mobilières, le vol d'identité et la contrefaçon à l'échelle interprovinciale, nationale et internationale.

Key term(s)
  • criminalité de col blanc

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Infracciones y crímenes
  • Criminología
CONT

Las altas tasas de delincuencia de cuello blanco se dan precisamente en las zonas residenciales ajardinadas en donde viven los magnates de las grandes empresas rodeados de un lujo ostentoso.

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