Crimes that harm business versus crimes committed by business
Crimes that harm business versus crimes committed by business
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Illegal activities emanating from individuals and business corporations are on the increase. Violence and illicit drugs for instance have are of the major issues of concerns for business leaders and policy makers (Cavender and Cullen 2006). In the history of the world, the criminals who involved themselves in drugs and violence belong to certain group of criminal ethnic groups. However, with the expansion of emerging capitalist society and large institutions, the environment has become even more fertile for corporate criminals; considered a form of white-collar crime. Highly respected people belonging to high social class commit this type of crime. According to Cavender and Cullen (2006), it includes infractions such as crime by politicians, tax frauds, embezzlement of funds, and crime committed by corporate organizations themselves. The topic of discussions requires the establishment of the party that presents greatest threat to the society. Evidently, both actions are generally destructive and harmful to the society. These activities promote the destruction if the compact held between the public trusts and business transparency. Both the sets of criminals reduce the trust of the public in the business culture and harms desires of organizations to make profits (Cavender and Cullen 2006). However, in my own opinion, civil society is threatened more by business organizations that commit crimes, since the scope of their damage is larger compared to those by individuals. In addition, when civil society battles with corporations that commit crimes, the stakes and impacts are much greater than those by individuals are. For instance, in the case of Enron Company, it was not just “a few bad apple” but a whole corporate culture that aimed at embracing short term and goals based on self interest at the expense of both the public entities and trusts. Enron
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Illegal activities emanating from individuals and business corporations are on the increase. Violence and illicit drugs for instance have are of the major issues of concerns for business leaders and policy makers (Cavender and Cullen 2006). In the history of the world, the criminals who involved themselves in drugs and violence belong to certain group of criminal ethnic groups. However, with the expansion of emerging capitalist society and large institutions, the environment has become even more fertile for corporate criminals; considered a form of white-collar crime. Highly respected people belonging to high social class commit this type of crime. According to Cavender and Cullen (2006), it includes infractions such as crime by politicians, tax frauds, embezzlement of funds, and crime committed by corporate organizations themselves. The topic of discussions requires the establishment of the party that presents greatest threat to the society. Evidently, both actions are generally destructive and harmful to the society. These activities promote the destruction if the compact held between the public trusts and business transparency. Both the sets of criminals reduce the trust of the public in the business culture and harms desires of organizations to make profits (Cavender and Cullen 2006). However, in my own opinion, civil society is threatened more by business organizations that commit crimes, since the scope of their damage is larger compared to those by individuals. In addition, when civil society battles with corporations that commit crimes, the stakes and impacts are much greater than those by individuals are. For instance, in the case of Enron Company, it was not just “a few bad apple” but a whole corporate culture that aimed at embracing short term and goals based on self interest at the expense of both the public entities and trusts. Enron
References: Cavender, G., & Cullen, F. (2006). Corporate crime under attack (2nd ed.). Cincinnati, OH: Anderson Publishing.