David a. anderson estimates the total annual cost of crime including law enforcement and security services. the cost exceeds one trillion, with fraud (most white-collar crime) causing about one-fifth of the total. his calculations of the full costs of the loss of life and injury comes to about half of the total costs. it is right, therefore, to view personal and violent crime as the big crime problem. (yes)
professor of philosophy jeffrey reiman argues that the dangers posed by negligent corporations and white-collar criminals are a greater menace to society that are the activities of typical street criminals.
(no)