Is_White_Collar_Crime_More_Serious_Than_Street_Crime_

Is White Collar Crime More Serious Than Street Crime' There is an immense debate on the significance of white- collar crime in societies’ current definition of crime. Many scholars argue that street crime is more serious than white- collar crime because they believe that the focus of crime should be on such things as rape, murder, threats, and larceny. These scholars say that white- collar crime is less important because there is less of it in the media and street crime happens more often. I on the other hand agree that white- collar crime should have a major role in society’s definition of crime because it effects more people and happens more often than we know. I agree that white- collar crime is more serious than street crime. Scholars argue that street crime is more serious that white- collar crime. They say that street crime happens more frequently. “Using interviews and questionnaires, scholars have discovered that the majority of all young males have broken the law at least once by a relatively early age.” (Taking Sides; Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Crime and Criminology, Richard C. Monk, pg. 57) Newspapers, television and other forms of media embrace street crime and show it more often than white- collar crime news. crime, white, collar, street, crimes, serious, people, definition, less, because, society, scholars, say, views, taking, sides, richard, monk, just, issues, criminology, controversial, clashing, tend, pg, rape, pollution, murder, media, include, important, happens, fact, company, affects, world