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social science subjects > sociology > social theory > American social theory > James Coleman
social science subjects > sociology > social theory > key people in social theory > James Coleman
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > white-collar and corporate crime > key people in white-collar and corporate crime > James Coleman
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > group influence > power (sociology) > decisions and game theory > James Coleman
social science subjects > sociology > social theory > microbehaviorist theory > James Coleman

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James Coleman  

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  • James William Coleman developed an integrated theory of white-collar crime. Working in the tradition of Edwin Sutherland and Donald Cressey, he developed a theory stating that white-collar crime emerges when motivation and opportunity coexist. [Source: Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime; Coleman, James]

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