NCJ Number
40797
Date Published
1974
Length
27 pages
Annotation
AVOCATIONAL CRIME IS CRIME DETERRABLE BY THE PROSPECT OF PUBLIC LABELING AS A CRIMINAL, COMMITTED BY ONE WHO DOES NOT THINK OF HIMSELF AS A CRIMINAL AND WHOSE MAJOR SOURCE OF INCOME OR STATUS IS SOMETHING OTHER THAN CRIME.
Abstract
SINCE THIS TERM REFERS PRIMARILY TO OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY, ESPECIALLY TO OFFENSES SUCH AS SHOPLIFTING AND WHITE COLLAR CRIME, THESE CRIMES ARE ANALYZED IN TERMS OF THE THREE DEFINITIONAL COMPONENTS - THE SELF-IMAGE OF THE OFFENDER, THE SOURCES OF HIS INCOME AND STATUS, AND HIS DETERRABILITY. THESE ANALYSES ARE FOLLOWED BY PROPOSALS FOR ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ON THE PURPOSE OF CRIMINAL SANCTIONS IN THESE TWO AREAS, THE CHARACTERISTICS AND MOTIVATIONS OF OFFENDERS, OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO THESE VIOLATIONS, AND THE EVENTUAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROSCRIBED BEHAVIOR. A FIVE-PAGE REFERENCE LIST IS INCLUDED.