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He was a sociologist of the symbolic interactionist school of thought and is best known for defining white-collar crime and differential association, a general theory of crime and delinquency. Sutherland earned his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago in 1913.
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Aug 17, 2021 · In 1949 noted sociologist Edwin Sutherland published an analysis of the misdeeds of seventy of America's largest corporations and their executives. 'White collar crime'- the term he coined to differentiate this form of behavior from the unlawful acts of ordinary folk- quickly became a part of the language as the book virtually became an instant ...
The question of why some normal learned behaviours are criminal while others are legal led him to explore white-collar crime, a term he is credited with having coined. Various criminologists later revised and updated Sutherland’s arguments about content and process but retained his focus on normal learning.
Here Sutherland has analyzed “white collar crime” to augment his hypotheses attributing the causes of crime to social phenomena rather than to “received” biological and emotional characteristics within the criminal.
White Collar Crime: The Uncut Version. Edwin H. Sutherland. Yale University Press, Jan 1, 1983 - True Crime - 291 pages. A classic study of corporate crime in America, now available for...
Apr 24, 2019 · Eighty years ago, Edwin H. Sutherland conceptualized and defined white-collar crime. In this article, I engage retrospectively with Sutherland's ideas and work to emphasize important aspects that continue to guide research today; to note where he was prescient as well as shortsighted.
Nov 21, 2012 · White-Collar Crime. Criticisms of the Concept of White-Collar Crime; Research on White-Collar Criminality; Sutherland’s Work in the Sociology of Law; The Professional Thief
