One problem that plagues our society is crime. Crime is all around us in

our everyday lives. Daily we hear of murders, robberies, and rapes. These are

categorized as "street crimes." For many people, such crimes are the only

"tragic" crimes, the ones that are senseless and preventable. In Finsterbusch's

book, Taking Sides, another variety of crime is exposed. This other form of

crime is "white collar" crime. Both have victims, and the effects of both can

be devastating to the individuals involved and to the community.

The views of the two arguments proposed in the text do reach one common

conclusion. Both street and white collar crime have severe consequences. In

most instances, white collar crime is, financially, more costly. This does not

mean that white-collar crime does not inflict bodily harm upon people. Multi-

million dollar corporations can be twice as deadly as a gang

White collar crime is 90 times more costly than street crime, and yet no

a state of crisis. Schools do not have adequate funding to educate the kids.

one seems to want to address the problem. Many of the ones who commit white

The one answer that our politicians give for solving street crime is

"truth" about crime in the US. All the attention is given to street crime.

justice system. This mind set says that its acceptable for people to be

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