"One of Our Own Scenario"

    Theft is the white collar type of crime that is committed in this case. This is because the officer wrongfully took the cash that belonged to the victim whom he had arrested for the DWI with intent to steal the cash. He decided to take the cash without the permission from the rightful owner as he took advantage of the situation since the owner who was the driver was drunk at that time. Therefore the police officer decided to take the cash while the drunk driver was in handcuffed and put at the back of the police car. Thus the offender did not have the consent to take the cash. Thus he relied on skill and planning rather than using direct force or threats to succeed in his legal aim (Gottschalk 2010).

    The parallel between professional criminals and the white collar crime offender is that they both are skilled in what they criminal act and this enables him to go undetected at that time. They are guided by their own greed as it is the case with the officer who was driving by his own greed to take the cash from the victim for selfish gains. The aspect of self-centralism is viewed from the two since the offender, in this case, declares that he took the cash and in his explanations he clearly brings out his element of self-centralism.  This is because he states that he has a wife and children who requires his support but he fails to consider the victim in any way. He also lacks ethics as well as the fiduciary obligation to the other people. His obligation was to protect the victim and set a good example as a police officer but not to harm him through stealing.  

 

 

 

 

 

References

            Gottschalk, P. (2010). White-collar crime: Detection, prevention and strategy in business enterprises. Boca Raton: Universal Publishers.