American sociologist who developed differential association theory, the claim that criminal behavior is learned through interaction with others, and who coined the term white collar crime to describe offenses committed by respectable individuals in their professional roles. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Defining ContributionDeveloped differential association theory and coined the term white collar crime. 1 Edwin Sutherland
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Sutherland's 1949 book White Collar Crime concentrated almost exclusively on corporate offenders specifically.
Source Britannica: Corporate Crime
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Britannica: Corporate Crime
Informed: Corporate Crime, History and origins sectionQuote, Informed: Corporate Crime, History and origins section
The origins of the concept of corporate crime can be traced to the larger concept of white-collar crime, which was first introduced by American criminologist Edwin Sutherland. Sutherland later published a book titled White Collar Crime (1949), which concentrated almost exclusively on corporate crime.
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