Elite Deviance Are International Money Laundering, Drug Related Crime
Elite deviance is the deviant actions performed by the wealthy and powerful. It is where the elite in society think the rules do not pertain to them anymore or they simply just do not care about the rules because if they do get in trouble they can easily get out of it because of their title or wealth. Common examples of elite deviance are international money laundering, drug related crimes, and rape. A main problem with Elite deviance is that many people are not willing to speak up if they do find out about the crimes being committed. Many women are not willing to take a stand and admit that they were raped because the powerful (most always a man) will pay her off to make allegations go away or most always the girl will not take a stand because
simply nobody will believe her over a CEO of a huge corporation. In the article “Rape, the Most Intimate of Crimes”, Mary Dickson states, “By most reports, three-fourths of rapes are committed by a man the woman knows -- a fact society is not willing to accept”. Furthermore, the women who were raped were familiar with their rapists such as a boss or colleague. With rape in the work place, women will frequently not come forward because they do not want to be fired or have a big ordeal break out at their job where they are supposed to be professional. With the powerful men raping these women, they are dispensed a great deal of injustice. The trauma is something they will deal with for the rest of their life while rapists just gets to continue living day to day unfazed. Elite deviance is a social problem because it is powerful men doing whatever they please with no consequences. While each time a chunk of their morality fades making these men turn very rotten as if they were not already bad enough. There is really no solution for elite deviance because these elite men are so well connected and powerful it is hard to take them down. The first step towards combating it would be encouraging high levels of integrity among those in power in our society. Additionally, those in power could be encouraged to practice ethical responsibility in discharging their duties. Big corporations and governments need to encourage practices and activities that would go a long way in instilling high levels of integrity, accountability and ethical responsibility amongst its employees and citizens respectively. However, in society these days most people will stay silent because it does not have to do with either them or they do not want their life to be affected.
simply nobody will believe her over a CEO of a huge corporation. In the article “Rape, the Most Intimate of Crimes”, Mary Dickson states, “By most reports, three-fourths of rapes are committed by a man the woman knows -- a fact society is not willing to accept”. Furthermore, the women who were raped were familiar with their rapists such as a boss or colleague. With rape in the work place, women will frequently not come forward because they do not want to be fired or have a big ordeal break out at their job where they are supposed to be professional. With the powerful men raping these women, they are dispensed a great deal of injustice. The trauma is something they will deal with for the rest of their life while rapists just gets to continue living day to day unfazed. Elite deviance is a social problem because it is powerful men doing whatever they please with no consequences. While each time a chunk of their morality fades making these men turn very rotten as if they were not already bad enough. There is really no solution for elite deviance because these elite men are so well connected and powerful it is hard to take them down. The first step towards combating it would be encouraging high levels of integrity among those in power in our society. Additionally, those in power could be encouraged to practice ethical responsibility in discharging their duties. Big corporations and governments need to encourage practices and activities that would go a long way in instilling high levels of integrity, accountability and ethical responsibility amongst its employees and citizens respectively. However, in society these days most people will stay silent because it does not have to do with either them or they do not want their life to be affected.