The Perceived Seriousness of Corporate Crime and Property Crime by Social Class and Exposure to Prison
Description:
The problem of this study concerns the perception of the seriousness of corporate and property crime by groups from various social classes and groups with diverse exposure to prison. Hypotheses relating sex, race, age, exposure to prison, and social class to the perceived seriousness of the two types of crime are presented. In order that these hypotheses be tested, the 211 respondents from prison- and the 182 respondents from the general population ranked five corporate and five property crimes…
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Date:
May 1974
Creator:
Colvin, Mark Wayne
Partner:
UNT Libraries