Why is coverage of white-collar crime in the media important?

Advanced Topics in Business and Management

Choose ONE of these questions and write a short essay about it .

1. Given the ambiguities and concerns over how we define it, in what ways is the concept of “white-collar crime” still useful?

2. “An analysis of the concepts of ‘white-collar’ and ‘corporate’ crime should only include legally-defined ‘crimes’ and legally convicted offenders.” Discuss.

3. “Why is coverage of white-collar crime in the media important? Because the media influence public perceptions of harmfulness and ‘the law and order problem’.” Critically discuss this statement by Levi (2006).

4. Insider Trading: should it be allowed? Discuss your position, supporting your claim with research and evidence.