Types of corporate/white collar crime

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Definitions of types of corporate/white collar crime
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CORPORATE CRIME A crime committed by a company against its employees or the public e.g. paying under minimum wage or tax evasion
OCCUPATIONAL CRIME A crime that is committed by an employee against a company e.g. theft from a company
TRANSNATIONAL CRIME Crimes that cross national boundaries e.g. drugs trade from South America to Europe
STATE-CORPORATE CRIME Crimes that result from the relationship between the policies of a state and the policies and practices of commercial corporations e.g. The explosion of the US space shuttle Challenger in 1986
ORGANISED CRIME Serious crime planned, coordinated and conducted by people working together on a continuing basis e.g. human trafficking or the drugs trade
GREEN CRIME Crime against the environment e.g. air pollution, water pollution, deforestation, Bhopal 1984
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