So far, in these lectures, we've been looking at crimes like robbery and murder, both from a historical viewpoint and also in contemporary society.
到目前為止,在這些講座中,我們從歷史的角度和當代社會的角度上已經(jīng)看到了很多種犯罪,例如搶劫和謀殺。
And we've seen that the preoccupation in Western society with crime and with lawlessness is part of a long andcontinuous tradition,
我們看到在西方社會關注犯罪與不法行為是長期持續(xù)的傳統(tǒng)的一部分,
rather than something which is new and unique to modem society.
而不是現(xiàn)代社會的新生事物。
But over the past seventy years or so,there has been a massive increase in one type of crime, which is what's known as 'corporate crime'.
但是在過去的70年中,有一種犯罪呈大量增長趨勢,這就是企業(yè)犯罪。
Corporate crime is crime which, as the name suggests, is connected with companies, with business organisations.
企業(yè)犯罪,顧名思義是與公司和商業(yè)組織有關。
It includes illegal acts of either individuals or a group within the company.
它包括公司內(nèi)個人或群體的不法行為。
But what is important is that these acts are normally in accordance with the goals of the company.
但重要的是這些行為通常與公司的目標一致。
they're for the good of the company rather than the individual.
他們是為了公司而不是個人的利益。