The Crime of Fast Fashion

Authors

  • Joran Sylvester John Jay College

Abstract

The‬‭ term‬‭ of‬‭ white-collar‬‭ crime‬‭ is‬‭ a‬‭ phrase‬‭ used‬‭ to‬‭ describe‬‭ crime‬‭ that‬‭ is‬

‭ used‬‭ in‬‭ a‬‭ business‬‭ setting,‬‭ by‬‭ those‬‭ professionals.‬‭ The‬‭ term‬‭

“White‬‭ collar‬‭ crime”

‭ was‬‭ coined‬‭ by‬‭ Edwin‬‭ Sutherland,‬‭ and‬‭ by‬‭ his‬‭ description;‬‭

“a‬‭ crime‬‭ committed‬‭ by‬

‭ a‬‭ person‬‭ of‬‭ respectability‬‭ and‬‭ high‬‭ social‬‭ status‬‭ in‬‭ the‬‭ course‬‭ of‬‭ their‬

‭ occupation”

.‬‭ These‬‭ people‬‭ abuse‬‭ their‬‭ power‬‭ in‬‭ a‬‭ workplace/business,‬‭ for‬

‭ personal‬‭ profit,‬‭ or‬‭ just‬‭ to‬‭ mess‬‭ up‬‭ someone‬‭ else’s‬‭ situation.‬‭ There‬‭ are‬‭ many‬

‭ times‬‭ of‬‭ white‬‭ collar‬‭ crime‬‭ that‬‭ can‬‭ contribute‬‭ to‬‭ the‬‭ criminogenic‬‭ environment‬

‭ such‬‭ as;‬‭ wage‬‭ theft,‬‭ corruption,‬‭ market‬‭ manipulation,‬‭ environmental‬‭ crimes,‬‭ and‬

‭ labor‬‭ exploitation.‬‭ A‬‭ criminogenic‬‭ environment‬‭ is‬‭ one‬‭ that‬‭ allows‬‭ for‬‭ these‬

‭ criminals‬‭ to‬‭ commit‬‭ these‬‭ crimes‬‭ without‬‭ any‬‭ penalties.‬‭ These‬‭ environments‬

‭ allow‬‭ these‬‭

“criminals”

‬‭ to‬‭ adapt‬‭ and‬‭ learn‬‭ new‬‭ methods‬‭ of‬‭ white‬‭

-collar‬‭ crime,‬

‭ and‬‭ they‬‭ will‬‭ get‬‭ smarter‬‭ as‬‭ time‬‭ progresses.‬‭ The‬‭ industry‬‭ that‬‭ I‬‭ will‬‭ be‬‭ writing‬

‭ about‬‭ that‬‭ produces‬‭ these‬‭ criminals‬‭ that‬‭ hurt‬‭ the‬‭ average‬‭ civilian‬‭ will‬‭ be‬‭ the‬

‭ fashion‬‭ industry.‬‭ There‬‭ are‬‭ 2‬‭ major‬‭ instances‬‭ of‬‭ why‬‭ the‬‭ fashion‬‭ industry‬‭ is‬‭ a‬

‭ perfect‬‭ example‬‭ of‬‭ a‬‭ criminogenic‬‭ environment‬‭ because‬‭ of‬‭ its‬‭ negative‬‭ impact‬

‭ on the Earth, and its constant and excessive labor exploitation.‬

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Published

2025-06-03