Question

Martha Stewart was convicted of obstruction of justice after lying to the FBI during an investigation of her sale of ImClone Systems stock, whose value dramatically fell immediately after she sold it. Her conviction was unusual, as this sort of white collar crime is much more likely to be dealt with in civil, rather than criminal, court. How does the tendency to deal with white collar criminals in civil court bias our understanding of the demographics of crime?

Answer 1

It leads us to overestimate the relationship between poverty and crime.

Explanation:

Since Martha lied to FBI not during the investigation of her sale of ImClone Systems stock and it's value dramatically fell immediately after selling it.Since it is considered a white-collar crime.

It will lead us to overestimate the relationship between crime and poverty.