Case study :
By the mid-1990s, Martha Stewart was a popular television personality, a successful businesswoman, and had become very wealthy. This trend continued into the new millennium until she was accused of insider trading. She was ultimately convicted of making false statements to the federal government, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy to make false statements and obstruct justice. She was sentenced to 5 months in prison and 5 months of home detention, fined $30,000, and ordered 19 months of supervised release following confinement. Although Stewart was freed on bail pending appeal, she decided to serve her prison sentence. On October 8, 2004, she reported to Alderson Federal Prison Camp in West Virginia to begin serving her sentence. . To many observers, her questionable behavior made little sense because she seemed to have a great deal to lose if convicted.
Brainstorm the Stewart case and answer the below questions:
- Can differential association theory be used to explain Stewart's criminal behavior? Why or why not?
- Can anomie or the different variants of strain theory be used to explain Stewart's criminal behavior? Why or why not?
- Can other sociological theories, such as focal concern, differential opportunity, and subculture theories, potentially explain Stewart's behavior? How?
- Can some white-collar crimes be more appropriately explained through sociological theories of crime? If yes, what types and how? If no, why?
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