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CRIMINALITE COLS BLANCS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-09-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- white-collar crime
1, record 1, English, white%2Dcollar%20crime
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A term first used by criminologist Edwin H. Sutherland to cover business crimes such as embezzlement, price fixing, antitrust violations, etc. 2, record 1, English, - white%2Dcollar%20crime
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, English, - white%2Dcollar%20crime
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Crack down on white-collar crime. 4, record 1, English, - white%2Dcollar%20crime
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
White-collar crime fighter. 5, record 1, English, - white%2Dcollar%20crime
Record 1, Key term(s)
- white collar crime
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- criminalité en col blanc
1, record 1, French, criminalit%C3%A9%20en%20col%20blanc
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- criminalité des cols blancs 2, record 1, French, criminalit%C3%A9%20des%20cols%20blancs
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, French, - criminalit%C3%A9%20en%20col%20blanc
Record 1, Key term(s)
- criminalité de col blanc
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
- Criminología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- delincuencia de cuello blanco
1, record 1, Spanish, delincuencia%20de%20cuello%20blanco
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, Spanish, - delincuencia%20de%20cuello%20blanco
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