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Option 1: White-Collar Crimes According to social process theories, crime occurs because society imposes a definition of crime on some behaviors. Choose 1 of the following examples of white-collar crimes and their real-life occurrence that may or may not have any identified victims to use in your response: Ponzi schemes: Bernie Madoff or another example Accounting fraud: Enron Corp., WorldCom, HealthSouth, or another example Bribery or extortion: Operation Lost Trust or another example Fraud, tax evasion, conspiracy, or money laundering: Bank of Credit and Commerce International, Tyco International, SunCruz Casinos, Adelphia Communications Corporation, Drexel Burnham Lambert, Stratton Oakmont, ImClone Systems, or another example Identify a social process theory from Ch. 7, “Social Process Theories,” of the course textbook that could be used to interpret the example of the crime you selected. What explanation would this theory give for this offense? Option 2: Public Order Offenses Choose 1 of the following types of public order offenses for your response: public intoxication, drunk driving, overdosing, alcohol or drug-related violence, or prostitution. Which theory could be used to interpret this behavior? What techniques should law enforcement learn to use for this kind of public order offense? What kind of policy could be made to ensure a more consistent use of these techniques? Who would need to work together to create this kind of policy?

          Option 1: White-Collar Crimes

According to social process theories, crime occurs because society imposes a definition of crime on some behaviors. Choose 1 of the following examples of white-collar crimes and their real-life occurrence that may or may not have any identified victims to use in your response:

    Ponzi schemes: Bernie Madoff or another example 
    Accounting fraud: Enron Corp., WorldCom, HealthSouth, or another example
    Bribery or extortion: Operation Lost Trust or another example
    Fraud, tax evasion, conspiracy, or money laundering: Bank of Credit and Commerce International, Tyco International, SunCruz Casinos, Adelphia Communications Corporation, Drexel Burnham Lambert, Stratton Oakmont, ImClone Systems, or another example


Identify a social process theory from Ch. 7, “Social Process Theories,” of the course textbook that could be used to interpret the example of the crime you selected. What explanation would this theory give for this offense?


Option 2: Public Order Offenses

Choose 1 of the following types of public order offenses for your response: public intoxication, drunk driving, overdosing, alcohol or drug-related violence, or prostitution. 

    Which theory could be used to interpret this behavior?
    What techniques should law enforcement learn to use for this kind of public order offense?
    What kind of policy could be made to ensure a more consistent use of these techniques?
    Who would need to work together to create this kind of policy?

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