Question

When Edwin Sutherland closely examined companies in the United States, what was he surprised to find?

A. Most of the executives were secretly blue-collar workers.

B. Companies were careful never to violate American law.

C. Many times, when companies violated the law, it was unintentional.

D. Many times, when companies violated the law, it was intentional.

Answer 1

Many times, when companies violated the law, it was intentional.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer: D. Many times, when companies violated the law, it was intentional.

Step-by-step explanation:

Edwin Sutherland was one of the most famous and influential criminologists to ever live. He gave several theories as to why people commit crime such as having grown up around crime and seeing it as normal.

His research into White Collar crime gave him eternal status as he broached a subject that many had avoided because the world then refused to accept that the higher economic classes could commit crime yet his research showed that many times, companies and their bigwigs violated the law intentionally.