White Collar Crime Vs Street Crime Essay

When a person is introduced into the criminal justice system, the process is different for both white-collar and street criminals. There are several differences that makes the process display what appears to be preferential treatment towards those that understand and commit crimes that are not to be considered street crimes. It is that treatment that makes many in the general public believe the criminal justice system works only for a certain group of people.
DISCUSSION:
There are many differences in the ways that white-collar crimes and street crimes are processed. With white-collar crimes, often times the criminal act committed is not obvious and the victims do not know that they have been victimized until the media outlet has announced that company “X” has a complaint against them for their product that has caused harmful effects to the victims. The regulatory commission conduct proactive searches to ensure many companies have safe-guards in place to prevent some white-collar crimes, this process of proactivity can become expensive and often times the regulatory commission do not have the staff to oversee all companies for the prevention of white-collar crimes. When a white-collar crime has been committed, it is fairly easy to identify the offender, the
Defendants of street crimes are often deemed a threat to the community, with little if any ties to the community other that living there. A prison sentence is handed down in accordance to the guideline of the criminal act. White-collar defendants show community ties, often times saying that they are not a threat to the community and will put on a strong defense for leniency in sentencing. A fine of the company in accordance to the guideline of the regulatory code, and probation with a stern verbal warning not to re-offend is often the sentence that whit-collar criminals