Question

A key fact of white-collar crime is that we hear about only the very slim fraction of people who are caught cheating. Most embezzlers lead quiet and theoretically happy lives; employees who steal company property are rarely detected. With street crime, meanwhile, that is not the case. A mugging or a burglary or a murder is usually tallied whether or not the criminal is caught. A street crime has a victim, who typically reports the crime to the police, who generate data, which in turn generate thousands of academic papers by criminologists, sociologists, and economists. But white-collar crime presents no obvious victim. In this excerpt, the authors present a comparison between various criminals. an argument in favor of reporting crime. a contrast between different types of crime. an argument against embezzlement.

Answer 1

The third alternative is correct: a contrast between different types of crime

In this text, the authors present a contrast between two types of crime: white-collar crimes and common crimes.

White-collar crimes are financial crimes, such as corruption. This type of crime affects all of society in a proportional way, so that there is no specific victim, all are victims. This type of crime is done in a silent and hidden way, so that its discovery demands regulation and investigation.

Common crimes are considered assaults and murders. These crimes affect a specific person, who feels extremely injured and makes a complaint, which leads to a greater social perception of this type of crime in relation to white collar crime.