Assignment:
This reading provides an overview of the research on violent crimes, crimes against property. As well as discusses white-collar crime. After reviewing the reading for week 5, as well as the discussion articles in the lesson for this week, discuss/debate with your classmates your position on which factors you feel play a greater role pertaining to the problems associated with defining and determining the frequency of white-collar crime. Also, discuss with your classmate's possible solutions to this problem.
Readings:
1. White Collar Crime Representation in the Criminological Literature Revisited, 2001-2010
By Danielle McGurrin
2. Violent Street Crime Versus Harmful White-Collar Crime: A Comparison of Perceived Seriousness and Punitiveness
By Cedric Michel
3. Documenting Hate Crimes in the United States: Some Considerations on Data Sources
By Gregory M. Herek
4. Crime and Crime Control
By Hee-Jong Joo