Victimology Of White-Collar Crimes With Reference To AFSPA

Sophia Hatneinem Haokip, Reva University, Bangalore, Karnataka

Dr. Hina Kausar, Reva University, Bangalore, Karnataka

“If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is.” - Michael Douglas

White Collar Crime in general means “the crimes, which are committed by human beings, possessing qualities of being civilized in nature, community-based and possess great amount of respect and integrity in the society, during the tenure or period of their profession and occupation. These types of crimes are usually crimes, which are committed by the businessman and daily wagers or salaried individuals and involves the activities of fraud and theft in terms of financial and monetary transactions”.

Crime can be defined as “an act or behaviour which is prohibited by the State as an injury to the State and against which the State may react, at least as a last resort, by punishment. The two abstract ideas generally regarded by legal scholars as necessary elements in the definition of crime are legal description of an act as socially harmful and legal provision of a penalty for the act”2. Historically we had rules and regulations relating to Kidnapping, Theft, Murder, etc. but not related to White Collar Crimes as the commission of such crimes started after the advent of Capitalism and globalization in the society.