Corporate crime?committed by businesses?should not be confused with white-collar crime, which refers to the occupation of the perpetrator and may be directed against a business
business, corporate
organized
juvenile, youth
international, local, regional
rural, urban
car, computer, property, street
attempts to prevent hacking and computer crime
sex/sexual
VERB + CRIME
carry out, commit
combat, fight, tackle
beat, crack (informal)
Police forces will exchange ideas on cracking crime
deter, prevent, stop
control, cut, reduce
detect, investigate
The public have a crucial role to play in detecting crime
solve
punish
cause
be driven to, turn to
He says that bored youngsters turn to crime
CRIME + VERB
double, increase, rise
CRIME + NOUN
figures, level, rate, statistics
control, prevention
problem, wave
the country's crime problem
squad
a senior detective with the serious crime squad
syndicate
leading members of an organized crime syndicate
fiction, novel, series, story
the latest TV crime series
reporter, writer
the newspaper's crime reporter a new short story by the popular crime writer
PHRASES
a crackdown on crime
a crackdown on drug-related crime
crime and disorder, crime and punishment, fear of crime
Fear of crime imprisons many elderly people in their homes
an increase in crime, a life of crime
Unemployed young people were likely to be tempted into a life of crime
sb's partner in crime, a victim of crime
Victims of crime may be able to obtain compensation