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Victimless Crimes

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In my opinion, there is no such thing as a victimless crime. Society is interconnected and every decision an individual makes has the ability to affect another person. White collar crimes are criminal offenses committed out of greed. They take from property and money from corporations or individuals for the personal financial gain. These crimes have a direct effect on the victims because they are often unaware of the change of their financial status. Often, people do not know they were being taken advantage of until the go to use those funds. The common individual does not monitor their credit score to detect cases such as identity theft or fraud. However, punishment for these various white collar crimes are not reasonable. Most offenders are

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