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This dimension sorts criminal offenses by their basic category, an offense against a person, against property or against the state. Wikipedia notes that a crime is "an act harmful not only to some individual but also to a community, society, or the state," harm that falls into several recognized categories of offense. Browsing by category keeps offenses of the same kind grouped together.

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Origin EraSourced to the subject's own account
1939 1
Offense Category
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1. Wikipedia: White-Collar Crime
White-collar crime, introductory section, subcategory-level citation
Quote, White-collar crime, introductory section, subcategory-level citation
It was first defined by the sociologist Edwin Sutherland in 1939 as 'a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of their occupation'.
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