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THE MYTH OF THE LAW ABIDING MAJORITY
BBC - More than six out of 10 people regularly commit crimes against
the government, their employers or businesses, research suggests. Keele
University researchers said it showed petty crime was rife among the
middle classes and exposed the "law-abiding majority" to be a myth. . .
The study found that around one-third of those questioned (34%) paid
"cash in hand" to avoid taxation and about one in five (18%) had taken
something, such as stationery, from work.
Other findings included:
- One in 11 had wrongly used identification for their own gain
- 7% of those questioned had padded out an insurance claim to get more
money
- A total of 8% did not disclose faulty goods in second-hand sales
- And 6% asked a friend in a bureaucratic job to bend the rules
Of those who admitted to an offence, nearly two-thirds (62%) had broken
the law on up to three occasions and 10% admitted to nine or more
offences. The study's author, Professor Suzanna Karstedt, said:
"Contempt for the law is as widespread in the centre of society as it is
assumed to be rampant at the margins and among specific marginal groups.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6235988.stm
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THE MYTH OF THE LAW ABIDING MAJORITY
BBC - More than six out of 10 people regularly commit crimes against
the government, their employers or businesses, research suggests. Keele
University researchers said it showed petty crime was rife among the
middle classes and exposed the "law-abiding majority" to be a myth. . .
The study found that around one-third of those questioned (34%) paid
"cash in hand" to avoid taxation and about one in five (18%) had taken
something, such as stationery, from work.
Other findings included:
- One in 11 had wrongly used identification for their own gain
- 7% of those questioned had padded out an insurance claim to get more
money
- A total of 8% did not disclose faulty goods in second-hand sales
- And 6% asked a friend in a bureaucratic job to bend the rules
Of those who admitted to an offence, nearly two-thirds (62%) had broken
the law on up to three occasions and 10% admitted to nine or more
offences. The study's author, Professor Suzanna Karstedt, said:
"Contempt for the law is as widespread in the centre of society as it is
assumed to be rampant at the margins and among specific marginal groups.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6235988.stm
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