White-collar crime?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> “<span word="white">white</span>-<span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>”: <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="prosecutions">prosecutions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="public">public</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="persons">persons</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="judiciary">judiciary</span>, <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="domain">domain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="profit">profit</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="profit">profit</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="payers">payers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="safeguarding">safeguarding</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="wellbeing">wellbeing</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pure">pure</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="expenditure">expenditure</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prosecute">prosecute</span> <span word="white">white</span>-<span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="white">white</span>-<span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="identified">identified</span>, <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="costly">costly</span>.</p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="white">white</span>-<span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>. <span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="white">white</span> <span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="collars">collars</span> – <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="collars">collars</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span>-<span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>-<span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="worker">worker</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span>?</p>
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