occupational crime.pdf
- 1. OCCUPATIONAL CRIME 1 J.Jayageetha/ Prof. Ethics / Unit -IV / Occupational Crime
- 2. External Responsibilities • Responsibilities of an engineer towards outside world, that the Responsibilities outside organization • It include • Confidentiality • Conflict of interest • Occupational crimes 2 J.Jayageetha/ Prof. Ethics / Unit -IV / Occupational Crime
- 3. Types Of Crime Domestic crime Non-accidental crime committed by members of the family Professional Crime When crime is pursued as a profession or day to day occupation Blue collar crime (or) Street crime Crime against person, property (theft, assault on a person) Victimless crime Person who commits the crime is the victim of the crime. E.g. Drug addiction Hate crime Crime done on the banner of religion, community, linguistics 3 J.Jayageetha/ Prof. Ethics / Unit -IV / Occupational Crime
- 4. Occupational crimes Occupational crimes are illegal acts made possible through one’s lawful employment. It is the secretive violation of laws regulating work activities. When committed by office workers or professionals, occupational crime is called “white collar crime “ Most of occupational crimes are special instances of conflicts of interests. These crimes are motivated by personal greed, corporate ambition, misguided company loyalty Examples: • Price Fixing • Endangering lives • Industrial espionage 4 J.Jayageetha/ Prof. Ethics / Unit -IV / Occupational Crime
- 5. 5 J.Jayageetha/ Prof. Ethics / Unit -IV / Occupational Crime ACTIVITY
- 6. Occupational crime of price fixing • While fixing price for any product or service sometimes all competitors come together and jointly set up the price to be charged. These are called pricing cartels. • This is unfair and unethical practice • Example: 1983, Washington power bids • Laws are enforced which forbids companies from jointly fixing 6 J.Jayageetha/ Prof. Ethics / Unit -IV / Occupational Crime
- 7. Endangering lives • Some companies employ workers without disclosing them harmful health effects and safety hazards about the working environment • This is kind of occupational crimes 7 J.Jayageetha/ Prof. Ethics / Unit -IV / Occupational Crime
- 8. Industrial Espionage(spying) • Industrial spying • Espionage refers secret gathering of information in order to influence relationships between two entities • The vital information's are secretly gathered through espionage agents for economic gains 8 J.Jayageetha/ Prof. Ethics / Unit -IV / Occupational Crime
- 9. People Committing Occupational Crimes • Usually have high standard of education • From a non-criminal family background • Middle class male around 27 years of age (33% of the time) with no previous history • No involvement in drug or alcohol abuse • Those who had troublesome life experience in the childhood (Blum) 9 J.Jayageetha/ Prof. Ethics / Unit -IV / Occupational Crime
- 10. 10 J.Jayageetha/ Prof. Ethics / Unit -IV / Occupational Crime SUMMARY