Sociology
In your first initial post please: (1) discuss whether criminal law and criminal enforcement overly focus on crime related to “the poor and disenfranchised” (pg. 451) vs. white-collar crime, and (2) discuss whether there is disparate treatment between white-collar criminals vs. non-white-collar criminals (for e.g. is Bernard Madoff correct in complaining that “serial killers get a death sentence, but that’s virtually what he [the Judge] gave me.” (pg. 464)). (Contemporary Criminal Law: Concept, Cases and Controversies. 4th Ed., pgs. 451, 464, Unit 11).
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The judicial system in every country deals with the punishment of the law offenders of the country. White-collar crimes generally refer to the crimes that involve the big business personnel and they include crimes like fraud among others. Often times, the courts tend to be more focused…
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