American sociologist who developed differential association theory, the claim that criminal behavior is learned through interaction with others, and who coined the term white collar crime to describe offenses committed by respectable individuals in their professional roles.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account NationalitySourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountDeveloped differential association theory and coined the term white collar crime. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Sutherland's 1949 book White Collar Crime concentrated almost exclusively on corporate offenders specifically.
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1. Wikipedia: Edwin Sutherland
Britannica: Corporate Crime
Informed: Corporate Crime, History and origins sectionQuote, Informed: Corporate Crime, History and origins section
The origins of the concept of corporate crime can be traced to the larger concept of white-collar crime, which was first introduced by American criminologist Edwin Sutherland. Sutherland later published a book titled White Collar Crime (1949), which concentrated almost exclusively on corporate crime.
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